Private Tour: Cooking Class in Quito + Local Market Tour & Exotic Fruit Tasting


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From $95.00

4 reviews   (5.00)

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 4 hours

Departs: Quito, Quito

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

The cooking class begins: we offer you a chef's hat and an apron for preparing the 3 dishes you will cook; which they are typical Ecuadorian recipes: a « Locro Quiteño », an « Encocado » and a Chocolate Soup. These foods have been chosen specifically because the ingredients used can be found worldwide, so you will have the chance to cook these recipes in your own country. You are invited to participate and to become a Chef: you have the possibility to manipulate food, peel, cut, season, mix, beat... During the class, the Chef is accompanying and guiding you, he gives explanations and details about the history of each dish and its origin. After elaborating the 3 courses, you have the pleasure to taste what you own prepared with the Chef in a unique place: in the “patio” of a Colonial House.


What's Included

3-course lunch

All activities

Cooking Lessons

Fruit tasting

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Private tour

Professional cook

What's Not Included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • CHILD: Age: 5 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 78

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infant meals not included
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infant meals not included
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Mercado Central
One of the most important local food, fruit, and vegetable market of the city, where you stop at various affiliated stations along with the Chef. He will explain about all the products and culinary traditions. You buy together the ingredients for the cooking class. You can take pictures, taste some endemic fruits and also make your own purchases if desired. You return back to the restaurant by walking ( 3 blocks)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free


Reviews

Wonderful Experience
WayneW1247, 10-10-2021
Vanessa was very accommodating; dishes were delicious, Market tour helped us value Ecuador’s wealth of tropical fruit. What a great way to get to know Ecuadorean cuisine!
Fun and informative
deborah_g, 26-02-2020
We learned loads on this trip from the visit to the market and the cooking experience. We tried some different foods in the market. We made a lovely meal with help from the cooks and we will definitely try some of it again at home. Good value for money. We were very lucky as there were only the two of us on the tour. Staff and restaurant and chef very friendly.
Absolutely brilliant day
marinhorserider, 16-05-2019
I've taken cooking classes all over the world and this is one of the best. Chef Edwin knows his ingredients - Ecuadorian and French - and has many friends at the market. We sampled fruits, pork, creams and snacks before buying what we needed and heading to his restaurant to cook.
Completely hands on, fun and delicious recipes - that I shall try when I get home.
Highly recommended
So tasty! Highly recommend
Excursion62035923859, 06-05-2019
This was awesome!!! Chef Edwin picked us up at our hotel and we walked to his favorite market. We learned about the typical fruits and vegetables in Ecuador and then got to decide what to cook. Edwin helped us pick out the ingredients and then we went back to his restaurant and cooked an amazing 3 course meal. It was so much fun and so delicious. Edwin was fantastic! Would totally do this again and highly recommend to anyone visiting Quito




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