Dinner & Cooking Class at Beit Sitti — Amman
Cook up a Jordanian feast in the grandmothers' house, in the heart of old Amman.
Jordan2hEasy
Best time
March – May · Sept – Nov
Currency
JOD
Climate
Desert
Flight
5h
Language
Arabic
Beit Sitti means 'my grandmother's house'. It is a former family home in Jabal Al Weibdeh, one of Amman's oldest neighbourhoods, turned into a shared cooking salon where recipes several generations old are passed on.
Two hours around a large central table, each with your own worktop, apron and recipe card. Four dishes depending on the day's market, often maqluba, mansaf or koussa mahshi, with each step shown one at a time: rolling vine leaves, measuring out the spices, simmering at just the right temperature. Tea is taken on the terrace during the longer cooking times, then everyone dines together on what the group has prepared.
Highlights
A family home in old Amman
Maqluba, mansaf or koussa mahshi
Vine leaves and spices
Tea on the terrace
A shared dinner
What's included
A guided 2-hour class
Four dishes, from main course to dessert
A shared dinner on site
Ingredients, equipment and non-alcoholic drinks
Recipe cards to take home
Itinerary
- 119:00
Welcome at Beit Sitti
A former family home in Jabal Al Weibdeh. An apron, a worktop and a recipe card for everyone.
- 2
Four dishes
A typical main course, a side dish, a fresh salad and a dessert, chosen according to the market.
- 3
Tea on the terrace
During the longer cooking times, a break with a view over the rooftops of the old town.
- 4
A shared dinner
Everyone sits down together, around what the group has prepared.
- 5
Handing over the recipes
The cards leave with you, ready to be made again once you're back home.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 3 days before departure.
Local partner
Globeasy local partner
Runs the excursion on the ground
Tour and activity operator across the whole kingdom, from Petra to Wadi Rum and down to Aqaba.
