Market Tour, Cooking Class in Medellin with a Colombian Chef

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4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Meet David, a professional Colombian Chef, at his home and then drive to a local market. This is a perfect way to learn more about locally grown ingredients and how they are used in cooking traditional Colombian dishes. After you buy fresh ingredients, drive to David's house where you will be welcomed by his mom, Gloria, and escorted straight to the kitchen bar for a juice tasting. He will freshly squeeze 2-3 fruit juice shots for you to try; these might include lulo, tree tomato, blackberry or aguapanela. In your hands-on cooking experience, learn to make two dishes from scratch using fresh ingredients and herbs from David's backyard garden. After cooking, join David and his family for a meal which you helped prepare!

• Guided tour of a local market
• Colombian cooking class in a local home, with a professional chef
• 100% private activity, where you will learn to make an appetizer and a main dish
• Experience Colombian culture and culinary traditions
• Vegetarian options available

Example Menu

Starter

Chorizo antioqueño

Main

A stew made with antioqueños beans, plaintains, chicharron (fried pork belly)

Main

Morcilla or avocado and salchicha ranchera (ranchera sausage)

Morcilla is made with blood sausage and rice

Dessert

Ice cream cake drizzled with arequipe and aguardiente sherbet

Arequipe is dulce de leche and aguardiente sherbet is anise-flavored liqueur derived from sugar cane.

What's Included

Private cooking lesson and homecooked meal with your host, David, a professional chef
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
Gratuities
Guided tour of a local market
Hotel Pick Up and Drop Off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet David at his home in La estrella (suramerica), Medellín. The exact address can be found in your voucher - check the 'Before you go' section. You can take the metro (subway) and get off at La Estrella Station, it is a short taxi ride to suramerica from there.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

David lives with his family in a beautiful home inside a gated community of Medellin that has a large backyard with a beautifully-crafted wooden patio and views of a picturesque pool. After you meet David, he will drive you to the local market where he buys almost all of his produce. He will share more about locally grown ingredients and how they are used in cooking traditional Colombian dishes. David will then allow you to choose fruits and other foods you’re curious about so that you can try them and cook with them in his home. After you buy your fresh ingredients, David will drive you back to his house for your cooking class. David offers a hands-on experience where he will teach you to make two dishes from scratch using fresh ingredients and herbs from his backyard garden. The cooking portion of the experience will last for about one hour, during which you will learn to make an appetizer and a main dish. Then sit down together at their dining table to enjoy the Colombian meal you helped prepare.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

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

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