Peruvian Cooking Class and Local Market in Cusco
Cusco, Peru
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Trip Type: Cooking Classes
Duration: 4 hours
This exclusive tour will take you to a local market in Cusco, then teach you about Peruvian cuisine during a hands-on cooking class in a modern cooking studio, located in downtown Cusco. At the market, you will get an introduction to the local variety of products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. You will learn about Andean kitchens, as well as Chicha, a sort of local corn beer. You will also learn about the variety of local products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. A professional Peruvian chef will show you how to prepare the most popular and tasty dishes of Peru. Come, take part in this “must do” activity during your stay in Cusco.
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This exclusive tour will take you to a local market in Cusco, then teach you about Peruvian cuisine during a hands-on cooking class in a modern cooking studio, located in downtown Cusco. At the market, you will get an introduction to the local variety of products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. You will learn about Andean kitchens, as well as Chicha, a sort of local corn beer. You will also learn about the variety of local products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. A professional Peruvian chef will show you how to prepare the most popular and tasty dishes of Peru. Come, take part in this “must do” activity during your stay in Cusco.Your culinary experience can start in the morning for a lunch cooking class, or in the afternoon for a dinner cooking class. At around 9am or 3pm, depending of your choice, your professional guide will pick you up at your centrally located hotel in Cusco and take you to San Pedro market, the city's biggest and most famous. You'll have a very colorful and unique experience. Your guide will show some of the local products Peru has to offer. Become familiar with different varieties of corn and potatoes, their uses, and the stories behind their names.
After exploring the market, you will head to an Andean kitchen and Chicheria, where you will learn about the making of chicha, a traditional corn beer that dates back to Inca times. Next, learn of the native fruits found in Peru including lúcuma, chirimoya, granadilla, pacay, pepino, aguaymanto and many more. Try these deliciously flavored exotic fruits and learn of their many health benefits.
As an introduction to the cooking class will be a pisco sour lesson. You will learn to make this famous Peruvian national drink and taste it as well. Afterward, it will be time for your culinary experience to begin. Depending on your choice of lunch or dinner, you will start with a local Peruvian appetizer. If you chose lunch, you'll make ceviche, typically made from raw fish cured in citrus juices, such as lemon or lime, and spiced with chili peppers. If you chose dinner, you will make quinoa-crusted causita, a versatile Peruvian layered potato dish.
With a professional chef guiding you, you'll learn to prepare one of the most representative and delicious Peruvian main courses. Lunch will include Ají de Gallina, a traditional chicken stew in a spicy, nutty cheese sauce. The choice for dinner will be lomo saltado with quinotto.
To put the cherry on top of the cake, the last step of the class will be a typical Peruvian dessert. You can try baby bananas with Pisco and Aguaymanto fruit, if your choice is the lunch class. For dinner, dessert will be cheese ice cream.
Once everything is cooked, it is time to enjoy the fruit of your efforts!
After exploring the market, you will head to an Andean kitchen and Chicheria, where you will learn about the making of chicha, a traditional corn beer that dates back to Inca times. Next, learn of the native fruits found in Peru including lúcuma, chirimoya, granadilla, pacay, pepino, aguaymanto and many more. Try these deliciously flavored exotic fruits and learn of their many health benefits.
As an introduction to the cooking class will be a pisco sour lesson. You will learn to make this famous Peruvian national drink and taste it as well. Afterward, it will be time for your culinary experience to begin. Depending on your choice of lunch or dinner, you will start with a local Peruvian appetizer. If you chose lunch, you'll make ceviche, typically made from raw fish cured in citrus juices, such as lemon or lime, and spiced with chili peppers. If you chose dinner, you will make quinoa-crusted causita, a versatile Peruvian layered potato dish.
With a professional chef guiding you, you'll learn to prepare one of the most representative and delicious Peruvian main courses. Lunch will include Ají de Gallina, a traditional chicken stew in a spicy, nutty cheese sauce. The choice for dinner will be lomo saltado with quinotto.
To put the cherry on top of the cake, the last step of the class will be a typical Peruvian dessert. You can try baby bananas with Pisco and Aguaymanto fruit, if your choice is the lunch class. For dinner, dessert will be cheese ice cream.
Once everything is cooked, it is time to enjoy the fruit of your efforts!
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