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Market Tour, Cooking Class in Medellin with a Colombian Chef

Medellín, Colombia
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

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

Sample 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
  • Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Gratuities
  • Guided tour of a local market
  • Hotel Pick Up and Drop Off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Carrera 52D
    Cra. 52D, La Florida, Itagüí, Antioquia, Colombia

    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

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Near public transportation
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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From $269.00

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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