Cooking Class in Quito with Chef, Market Tour and Transportation


4 hours 30 minutes
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
2 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Andres (the owner) will meet you at your hotel, if your hotel is close to the market we will walk there, if not we will take my comfy SUV. Andres will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in a beautiful Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes with a gourmet twist, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience!

Inclusions

  • Lunch
  • Tour of Central Market and Cooking Class
  • Apron and chef hat for use during cooking class
  • Soda/Pop - Local Fruit Juice
  • Recipes

What to expect

Market Tour
Visiting the market in Ecuador is a one-of-a-kind experience!
You´ll discover the best smells, tastes, and colors of fruits, vegetables, and spices that will help you create the perfect Ecuadorian meal. Andres will meet you at the main entrance of the Quito Central Market and will take you on a tour of the market and the surrounding area. Here you will meet the best specialty vendors, the stand that has the freshest vegetables, a cheese depot, yesteryear meat vendors, the lady who always has the best fruits, and an exotic fruit juice stand. The experience starts off by shopping for fresh ingredients and local products, some of which you will not be able to find anywhere else in the world.
Cooking Class
Back at the restaurant, the Chef will teach you Ecuadorian cooking techniques and tricks. You will make everything from scratch, chopping, dicing, and cooking like a true local.
Time to Eat
Once finished in the kitchen, the chef sets a beautiful table and all the hard work pays off. It´s time to enjoy your meal in a Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito.
Highly recommended experience!

Stop At:

• Mercado Central, Av. Pichincha, Quito 170150 Ecuador

Sample Menu

• Traditional Quito Shrimp Ceviche - Served with shrimp cooked to perfection, onions, various tomato textures, and orange juice. (The starter dish can be modified to your requests)
• Encocado de Pescado (Coconut Fish Dish) - You will cook the fish with a delicious coconut sauce. The fish is served with yellow rice, plantain chips, and a garden salad.
• Chocolate Soup - The dish includes a variety of Ecuadorian fresh fruits and a chocolate sauce made with real Ecuadorian cocoa and a bit of liquor.
• Locro de Papa (Potato Cheese Soup) - The Locro de Papa is a classic dish from Quito. It is a savory dish, with tons of cheese, potatoes and decorated with an avocado rose.
• Chicken Tamales - Tamales are made in an achira leaf and cooked in a special pot for tamales. They are fun to make and very tasty.
• Quimbolito Quiteño (Fluffy cake in a leaf) - Quimbolitos are awesome, they are a traditional dessert in Quito, a fluffy cake steamed inside an achira leaf.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
sibleytransport
May 2022

My girlfriend and I did this tour and class. It was very informative and fun. we made a traditional Ecuadorian meal that was delicious . I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys cooking (and eating)

Sergio S
April 2022

The cooking class was amazing and the market tour before was a lot of fun and really got our appetites going for the class. The teachers were very helpful and used easily accessible ingredients so we can and definitely will recreate these dishes at home. Couldn’t recommend this class more!

Andrew B
April 2022

Very nice time. Andres communicated plans the day before and was on time for pick up. He took us to a market and showed us the wealth of great, fresh ingredients on the market. Cooking lesson was fun -stuff we never would have made on our own but plan on doing so in the future. Karen was our cook...

Carlos L
April 2022

The best experience anyone interested in food or culture can get. A great tour of the market that comes included with some taste testing of product regional to Ecuador. The cooking class is splendid, with a private lesson in which you cook three courses, each of them delicious. Would highly recom...

Kirk B
April 2022

It was easy to book this activity with Andres, and communicating details with him was quick and trouble-free. He picked us up at a hotel that was close to our Airbnb, and from there drove us to the market. We sampled various fresh food items there and picked up a couple things for the cooking c...

krithikam2021
April 2022

One of the highlights of our time in Quito! Owner Andres picked us up on time from our hotel and took us to the local markets, where he took us through many of the ingredients local to the area and found in traditional cuisine. He then took us to his beautiful cooking school in the old town, wher...

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