Learn to Cook Like a Local: Private Cooking Class in a Viña del Mar Home

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3 to 4 hrs (approximately)
Offered in: Norwegian and 1 more

Enjoy a private cooking lesson and traditional Chilean meal in a local home in Viña del Mar. Join your host Lina in her kitchen and prepare some their favorite Chilean dishes from scratch. Learn about local ingredients and Chilean cooking techniques as you cook together and share the meal. This is a unique opportunity to meet a local family, visit a local home, and get to know Chilean home-cooking!

What's Included

Private cooking class with your host Lina
Bottled water
Chilean wine
Beverages
Coffee and/or Tea
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Valparaiso Sporting Club Viña del Mar

Please meet your host Lina at her home in Plan de Viña neighborhood of Viña del Mar . Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Her building is close to Valparaíso Sporting.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Lina is half Norwegian and her partner Leo is of Mapuche descent, and they like to think that their family and home represent all three cultures. They love traveling and are passionate about living as sustainably as possible, while cooking healthy, local and fair trade food. Lina and Leo were raised in families where food was always the main part of the holidays and family events and they hope to create this kind of family life for their young son.

Learn to cook a 2-3 course Chilean meal Lina and Leo's small kitchen. They prepare typical Chilean dishes that include influences from the traditional Mapuche culture. Lina likes to use merkén, a dried, smoked chili used in Mapuche cuisine, as well as quinoa in her preparations. They will show you how to make classic Chilean recipes, perhaps one of the dishes she learned from her grandmother. You might learn to cook dishes like charquican, a common seasonal vegetable stew; or pebre, a fresh salsa made with tomatoes, herbs and spices. Every Chilean family has their own version of these foods, and today you’ll learn Lina and Leo's way! You’ll cook together for 1-2 hours before sitting down together to enjoy the meal.

You will get to sample typical Chilean dishes such as pastel de choclo (a Chilean summertime version of shepherd’s pie), carbonada (beef and vegetable stew), carne mechada (stewed shredded beef) with puré picante (mashed potatoes seasoned with merkén), porotos granados (bean stew with pumpkin and corn), or empanadas de pino (empanadas stuffed with local pine nuts, ground beef and spices) as well as other seasonal, traditional Chilean dishes.

Lina can cater to any dietary restriction and serves mostly gluten-free and dairy-free dishes so that they are safe for her to eat. She can also offer vegetarian or vegan version of the dishes. Feel free to ask Lina if you have any dietary restrictions.

Lina and Leo both work in tourism, so be sure to ask them for their advice as you plan your trip to Chile!

Please note, this is not a professional cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into an authentic, local home to meet a local family and share the culture and cuisine together. Lina and Leo have a young son who will be present during your visit. This is a family friendly experience!

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Supplied by Traveling Spoon

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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink
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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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