Private Market Tour and Filipino Cooking Class in Manila with Isi

4.6
(14 reviews)

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4 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class with your host Isi, a local food celebrity. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Explore a local market and return to Isi's home for a garden tour and cooking class. Isi will teach you to make traditional Filipino dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your hosts' beautiful Filipino home, in Taguig, Metro Manila.

• Market tour, garden tour and cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to Filipino culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Filipino hospitality in a residential Taguig, Metro Manila neighborhood
• Vegetarian and gluten free options available

This experience is a true glimpse into the Filipino culture and cuisine with a warm and friendly local.

Example Menu

Starter

Ensaladang pako (fern salad in a calamansi citrus dressing)

Main

Ginataang kalabasa at sitaw (squash in a coconut milk stew)

Main

Grilled shrimp in a cilantro chimichurri

Main

Mechado (soy marinated beef, cooked in an onion and tomato sauce)

Main

Inihaw na baboy (grilled pork chops)

Dessert

Calamansi pie

What's Included

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All Fees and Taxes
Private market tour and Filipino cooking class with your host Isi
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your host Isi at her home. Please allot enough time to get to Isi's home in Taguig, Metro Manila, especially during heavy traffic times. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Visit a local market with Isi and discover local and seasonal produce and ingredients used in Filipino cooking. After exploring the market, ride in Isi's car to her home for your cooking class. First Isi will walk you through her small vegetable garden where she grows lemongrass and calamansi, a distinctive Filipino citrus fruit that she uses to flavor her food. Isi's food is redolent of flavors such as calamansi, garlic, chilies, coconut milk and fish sauce. In her kitchen she will teach you to prepare Filipino family recipes that have been passed down through the generations. You can choose between a hands-on lesson and a cooking demonstration during which you will watch her prepare the meal. Just let her know your preference! After cooking, enjoy the authentic Filipino meal you helped prepare with this warm and fun-loving host at her dining table. Your menu includes a variety of homemade Filipino dishes and concludes with a dessert like calamansi pie.

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Please note this is not a professional cooking class, rather an insider glimpse into Filipino culture and cuisine with a local expert cook in her home
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
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Tags

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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