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Private Cooking Class With a Local Family in Lima: Learn and Taste Typical Peruvian Cuisine
4.7
23 Ratings
Lima
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culinary culture of Lima with a private cooking class. Explore a local market, learn to make traditional Peruvian dishes, and savor your creations in a local family's home.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Chose your preferred departure time and your guide will pick you up for a Peruvian culinary experience. Your first stop is a local market where you will buy all the ingredients (included in the cost) to cook a typical Peruvian meal. Learning about the local vegetables, fruits, meats and other products available in Peru is a true delight.
Later, you will visit a local family where your chef will show you how to make the Peruvian food. The chef will take you step by step to prepare one appetizer and one main course. Your tour guide/bartender will show you how to make the best pisco sour, which is the traditional drink of Peru.
End the tour with a drop-off back at your local hotel.
Sample menu
Appetizers:
Papa a la Huancaina (Potatoes covered with Peruvian cream sauce)
Cebiche (Marinade Sea food in lemon juice)
Causa rellena (like mashed potatoes)
Main courses:
Lomo saltado (Slices of beef, potatoes, onions and tomatoes)
Arroz con Pollo (Chicken and rice in a Peruvian style)
Aji de gallina (Chicken, yellow chili, milk and french bread)
Drinks:
Chicha Morada (Purple corn drink)
Pisco Sour (national drink)
Points of Interest
- Lima
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Enjoy the privacy of a personal tour
- Expert local guide and chef accompany the tour
- Complimentary beverages, including water and pisco sour
- All cooking ingredients provided
- Transportation by private vehicle
- Lunch with an appetizer and main course
What's Not Included
- Meals and drinks other than what is listed
- RT Airport or Port pick up additional $20.00 per person
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Your local guide will pick up your private party from your hotel and you will spend the next three and a half hours being introduced to local cuisine. You will visit a local market and then off to your hosts home where you will learn how to make some typical dishes and a great pisco sour beverage. Then enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner. At the end of the tour you will be dropped off at your hotel.
- Minimum age is 9 years old
- Airport or port pickup requires an additional fee
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Please advise preferred departure time at time of booking
Location
Lima
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(23 Ratings)
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Olivero2023
May 31, 2024
A really fun and interesting cooking experience - Really interesting and fun! Our guide Jhony was very fun and knowledgeable. It was really cool to see the markets and learn to make some very good classical Peruvian food
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Armesser
May 4, 2024
Great cooking experience with great food and wonderful market tour - This was such a great experience! I loved visiting a REAL (aka not meant for tourists) local market. Johnny was a great host! We got to choose an appetizer (causa rellena) to make which were both amazing! The pico sours were great as well. I highly recommend this!
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Karstnicolai
Jan 9, 2024
The complete experience! - This experience was perfect! We started at the local market to get the groceries, but also had the chance to try the exotic local fruits. Then we went back to the gorgeous place in Miraflores to prepare the food, which was delicious. You can choose between different options as well. Finally we got to make some Pisco Sours to finish off the class. Definitely recommend this one!
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Sbalax
Apr 11, 2019
A great day in Lima! - Our adventure got off to a slow start because our guide, Samuel, had limited English. He is Brazilian and had only been in Lima for two months so he was a little unsure of his Spanish, too. Once we established that things got better. I was able to use my Spanish and then translate, when needed, for the rest of the group. I believe the company was short on guides since there was at least one cruise ship in port. This is not to say anything bad about Samuel. He was personable and knowledgeable and really wanted us to enjoy the day.
The cooking class with Zenobia was fantastic. Again, there was a bit of a language problem but it wasn’t insurmountable. We all enjoyed participating in the prep and cooking and Samuel showed us how to make the “perfect” Pisco Sour.
The tour of the Historic Center was a bit hurried because a couple of people in our small group were concerned about the traffic to get back to the ship on time. It turned out not to really be a problem.
All in all, this was a unique experience and we would highly recommend it.
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Zsombor
Jan 29, 2018
Great cooking class with an amazing view of the Ocean - My friend and me contacted Lima City Tours and we had a great experience because we learned how to make causa, aji de gallina and pisco sour. The cheff Dina and Jhony did a perfect job and the appartment where we cooked had an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean. So I totally recommend this cooking class which is really nice. Thanks a lot guys!
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Kaisha_i
Jan 22, 2018
This cooking class was amazing! It... - <p>This cooking class was amazing! It was such a great experience visiting the local market with Johnny and cooking with his sister. The apartment is in a perfect location overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I would definitely recommend the cooking class with Jhonny and his sister.</p>
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Jigna
May 30, 2017
4 hour city walking tour and museo larco - Jhony was great at communicating with us and helping guide us to a tour that included all the things we wanted. My sister and I did a private tour so we could hit everything we wanted. We were met promptly at 2 pm by Alex our driver at our hotel and then dropped to downtown Lima where we met Gino our guide. Gino did a great job walking us around the plazas and historical district of Lima. He was very knowledgeable about the history of Peru and provided us with a lot of interesting details. He took us inside the monastery and to the catacombs which I think is a must visit in that area. We also walked through the local market and Chinatown. We covered a lot of ground including the presidential plaza, congress and the catedral. Finally Alex picked us up again and we headed to the Museo Larco. Here, again, Gino was very knowledgeable and explained to us a lot about the different historical civilizations in Peru and the culture and religion behind the different artifacts. We were then dropped off at our hotel. We were very satisfied with the tour and felt we learned a lot. Definitely would recommend it to anyone interested in visiting downtown Lima and the museum. It would have been very difficult to do by ourselves so well.
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M
Apr 22, 2017
Seeing the Best of Lima in 2 Short Days - Arriving by Ship we had just two days to see Lima Peru. We made arrangements with Jhony of Lima City Tours to pick us up at a spot designated by our Cruise ship, and enjoyed a series of 3 tours during our two day stay. Hard to pick a favorite, but the shopping and cooking class gave us a great "taste" of Lima, and a great meal. The evening tour through Barranca and Milaflores was a lot of fun, and I would like to return to both. We ended the evening enjoying the water/light show, on what turned out to be the International Day of the Women, so with a special flare. The next day we met Jhony again at our designated spot, and he took us through the Historical parts of Lima. There is almost too much to see in 4 hours, since I wanted to also find a spot to purchase some coffee beans to take home. We focused on the public buildings, squares and walking streets, as we wanted a flavor of Lima rather than a day of shopping. Jhony delivered everything promised, and made it so easy to cover a lot of ground with a car and driver available as needed.
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Emily
Jun 2, 2017
Great price & service - My parents and I booked the city walking tour & a cooking class with Lima City Tours. Jhony was very responsive, accomodating and friendly. His English is excellent and he gives a good amount of information, not overwhelming.
Unfortunately due to more bookings & sick staff Jhony wasn't able to assist the cooking class. He was superb in not cancelling, rather his sister Dina (who runs the class anyway) took us for the market tour & class. Dina only speaks Spanish (I speak very little Spanglish), we had a blast with my attempted translations. The experience is very authentic as it takes place in Jhony's apartment kitchen! Ceviche, lomo saltado & pisco sours were excellent, the fresh produce unbeatable.
Pros;
• Quick & easy communication WhatsApp
• Flexible times
• Jhony speaks great English
• Friendly & happy to answer questions
• Gave tips on what else to do in Lima
• Last minute arrangements were fine
• Authentic experience (not a commercial cooking school at all)
• Local family involvement
• Cheap prices for service given
Cons;
• The transport is only for pick ups, it wasn't clear that we would have to pay for a cab back. Jhony helped us wave one down which was appreciated.
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Ryan
Apr 20, 2019
Waste of time and $160 US - This was a very unfortunate choice and a waste of $160 US
Pros:
1. The Brazilian tour guide (I can’t remember his name) was very good and entertaining.
2. He gave a market tour and made pisco sours with us after the class.
Cons:
1. The class takes place in a small hostel kitchen with room for one person (max two) to work.
2. 99% of the class is just watching a lady as she cook. 1% is chopping up some onions. She explains to you what she is doing, but that’s it.
3. She is not a good cook. The Ceviche was average, but the 'aji de gallina' (the reason we went to the class) was terrible.
4. We didn’t get to cook anything. We would have been far better off just using Youtube and trying it in our own kitchen
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