Cooking Class – Traditional

Description Tour Cooking Classes in Cusco

With the Cooking Class Tour in Cusco or “Cooking Class – Traditional”, you can have true gastronomic immersion experiences, 100% participative and personalized. Developed in a fun, professional and dynamic atmosphere. This tour is ideal for those who want to experiment with Peruvian flavors and products and learn about the wonderful Peruvian gastronomy.

Peruvian gastronomy is one of the most varied and exquisite in the world, it is the result of the initial fusion of the culinary tradition of ancient Peru with its own techniques and stews with the Spanish, African and sub-Saharan cuisine brought by slaves. Subsequently, this mixture was influenced by the culinary habits and customs of French chefs who fled the revolution and the influence of Chinese-Cantonese, Japanese and Italian immigrants.

In the COOKING CLASS, in 04 hours you will learn the history of Peruvian gastronomy, cooking concepts, taste tropical fruits and Andean super products, taste a Pisco tasting and prepare a Pisco Sour or Pisco Chilcano and finally you will cook the two most emblematic dishes of Peru: Ceviche and Lomo Saltado de Alpaca. In addition, the Chefs will delight your palate with the tasting of mouth openers of Novo Andean, Creole, contemporary, etc. cuisine. In addition to Andean snacks such as guinea pig ham, alpaca prosciutto and charqui stew.

Enjoy the Cusco Cooking Class Tour

MAIN POINTS OF VISIT

• Cusco, Marcelo Batata
• El Mercado” Interpretation Center

Day 1: Pick up from Hotel – Marcelo Batata – Cooking Class – Traditional

• 08.30 – 08-50 hrs Pick up from your hotel in Cusco, transfer to Marcelo Batata’s place.
• 09.00 hrs, INTRODUCTION, Our Chef Instructor will give an introduction to the Peruvian culinary culture sharing his knowledge of the history, biodiversity and geography (30 minutes).
• 09.30 hrs THE EXOTICS, because of its tropical location Peru is home to different exotic fruits and here you will have the opportunity to enjoy sweet, sour and sweet and sour flavors of the best seasonal fruits (20 minutes).
• 10.00 hrs COLORS, AROMAS AND TEXTURES, our Interpretative Center “El Mercado” shows all the products of the local market of San Pedro, but in a much more orderly, clean and safe proposal. A meeting point with the varied Peruvian potatoes, the different types of chili peppers, corn and quinoa among many other products (30 minutes).
• 10.30 hrs A SEA OF FLAVORS, our first dish to prepare will be the delicate Peruvian ceviche using fresh fish from our coasts with a mixture of ingredients that make it unique and unforgettable (30 minutes).
• 11.00 hrs PISCO O`CLOCK, during this time we will be able to enjoy the Peruvian flag liquor, understanding and falling in love with its history. To finish with the preparation of Pisco Sour and Pisco Chilcano (45 minutes).
• 11.45 hrs WOK-ING TIME, after the demonstration and instructions of the Chef, all participants will prepare their own sautéed pork loin with the techniques of sautéing in Wok (15 minutes).
• 12.00 hrs Tasting of what has been learned and cooked.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL/ LUNCH – AGENCY/ DINNER – PASSENGER