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Immerse yourself in Indian life and culture on this culinary tour in a local home in Chennai. Learn to prepare several South Indian vegetarian dishes, then sit down with your group and enjoy in the traditional way: on banana leaves. Dishes may include vegetable curry, sambar, rasam, or dosas. You'll learn much more about Indian cooking and culinary culture during this experience than you would by eating in local restaurants.

Learn to make several South Indian dishes during a 3-hour private cooking lesson in a family home in Chennai. Prepare two to three vegetarian dishes—such as curry, dosas, or idli—and learn about the culinary traditions of South India as you cook and eat your lunch or dinner with your host and her family. Includes cooking lesson and meal with local chef.

Plenty of visitors get to enjoy South Indian cooking, but few travelers learn how to master local delicacies. Get insider access to South India’s celebrated culinary culture, with recipes passed down over generations. Learn to cook traditional Tamil dishes with a local host, from paper-thin dosas to homemade mango pickles. You’ll also get to munch on the savory meal that you helped prepare, served on a banana leaf.

Madurai is tourist paradise and for centuries it is known for its rich and yummy South Indian food culture, we are fortunate today that this rich food culture is preserved in the form of small food joints by some thoughtful people for generations. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting, so that you can also cherish this food, feast your taste buds and have a fabulous and lasting impression. 1. You will taste more than five mouth watering authentic delicacies on this food tour, if you are a food lover and enjoy experiencing different kind of foods, then you should not miss this walking tour because trust us, you will surely regret it later. 2. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting. 3. Be prepared to fill your mouth with mouth watering delights and please bring an appetite.

Street Food Tour in Sowcarpet by walk is a great way to experience Chennai through its delectable street food. It's a multi-sensorial experience over 2 hours as we taste the signature dishes from legendary food stalls as we walk through frenetic streets, narrow alleys brimming with food stalls and colorful shops.

Enjoy a private and authentic home cooked meal with your host Uma. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy traditional South Indian cuisine with a creative twist made by a local who lives close to the airport. Uma is a South Indian vegetarian who has honed her culinary skills cooking for her extended Indian family for nearly three decades. An expert cook, she says she can convert any diehard non-vegetarian into a vegetable lover. ​Uma lives in the Guindy neighborhood of Chennai, about a 15-min drive from the Chennai airport as you head into the city. Her home is also close to the ITC Grand Chola, Ramada Plaza and Park Hyatt hotels. This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine either when you arrive into Chennai or on your way out!

Enjoy a private and authentic South Indian cooking class in a local Chennai home kitchen with Vidhya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Vidhya hails from a traditional brahmin iyer family and has been an eggless home baker for many years. She would like to teach travelers to cook a traditional South Indian meal. Her cooking is influenced by all the beautiful cities she has lived in. She is a culinary enthusiast who loves to experiment with tastes, textures, and techniques.

Learn to cook Chettinad-style South Indian fare with a home chef as your guide with this private cooking class. Your driver will pick you up and take you to the home of Kamala, who will teach you how to make a few different items (including dosas). After you're done with your class, you'll sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor, served up traditionally on a banana leaf.

Experience Chennai through your tastebuds on this guided food walk through the Tamil Nadu capital. Your guide will take you to spots that are beloved among locals but off the tourist path, where you'll try all sorts of local treats, including idiyappam, dhokla, and all sorts of sweets and snacks.

Discover the secrets of South Indian cuisine during a 5-hour culinary experience at a private home in Chennai. Begin by visiting the local market with your chef-instructor to select ingredients and see typical foods. Then dive into your cooking lesson and learn to prepare several rice and vegetable dishes. When the food is ready, enjoy your feast in the company of your host for the perfect introduction to South Indian culinary traditions and family life. Includes vegetarian lunch, non-alcoholic beverages, and tips from your local host.

This is a food walk in the Sowcarpet, to introduce you to the traditional cuisine of south India.Chennai’s tourist menus won’t give you a true perspective on the everyday foods enjoyed by locals. Step forward this small-group walking tour of the Sowcarpet Market: where a multitude of stalls serve the staples that keep Chennaites sustained. Let a guide navigate the market so you don’t get lost, taste popular foods at tried-and-trusted stands, and get the full lowdown on local delicacies that you wouldn’t hear on your own. Discover Chennai’s street foods on a Sowcarpet Market food walking tour Find and hear about dishes with a guide for insight, tips, and navigation Taste snacks such as savory chaats, and hear food trivia you’d miss alone All-you-can-eat street food tour, limited to 10 for personalized feel

You can expect an authentic vegetarian South Indian cooking class and meal - cooked using family recipes, local spices and vegetables. Your meal will be served the traditional way on banana leaves. A few dishes that you might cook and eat together are kuzhambu (lentil curry), lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup), kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy) and rice. End your meal with an Indian dessert such as payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina) and filter coffee.

While visiting Chennai, get an authentic experience of local life during a private 3-hour cooking lesson, market visit, and meal with your chef-host in her family home. Start by selecting ingredients at the neighborhood market, then return to your host's kitchen for a cooking lesson that covers up to five South Indian recipes. The meal might consist of dishes like rasam (spiced lentil soup), vegetable stew or curry, dosas, and other savory treats. Then sit down with your host to feast on the meal that you helped to make.

Learn about ayurvedic cuisine as you share a meal at the private home of your local chef-instructor during this culinary experience in Chennai. Your instructor welcomes you into her home and demonstrates her spiritual approach to healthy cooking. Learn about the spices and other ingredients she uses, then share your choice of a vegetarian Ayurvedic meal or South Indian thali.

Gayathri was raised by her grandma, who was an expert cook - she hailed from Thanjavur, which boasts of a rich and unique food culture that Thanjavureans are very proud of! It is from her grandmother that Gayathri learned to cook. Gayathri and her family are travel enthusiasts and have enjoyed hosting friends from different parts of the world. And now she is excited to meet travelers and introduce them to South Indian cuisine and culture. Learn to cook one main dish and one side dish in your 1.5-hour, hands-on cooking class in Chennai. For a meal at Gayathri’s home, you can except to try a traditional, vegetarian meal while seated on the floor, eating with your hands from banana leaves. She hails from a Tamil brahmin family and they only cook vegetarian food at home. • Traditional South Indian vegetarian cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to South Indian cuisine and culture • Learn about medicinal herbs used in a traditional Tamil brahmin kitchen • 100% private activity

Explore the streets of Sowcarpet, one of the oldest markets in Chennai Sample the best local street food from some of the oldest names in this business Listen to stories of local life and customs

If you are adventurous and like to try new foods, then this tour is meant for you. Spend a few hours visiting the top 3 restaurants of Chennai and tasting some authentic South Indian food. The tour is best enjoyed on an empty stomach! South Indian cuisine is based on rice preparations and is ideal for the hot weather of Chennai. Eat like a local on this tour. Highlights: • Murugan Idli Shop • Adyar Ananda Bhavan • Saravana Bhavan

Ooty is tourist paradise and for centuries it is known for its rich and yummy South Indian food culture, we are fortunate today that this rich food culture is preserved in the form of small food joints by some thoughtful people for generations. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting, so that you can also cherish this food, feast your taste buds and have a fabulous and lasting impression. 1. You will taste more than five mouth watering authentic delicacies on this food tour, if you are a food lover and enjoy experiencing different kind of foods, then you should not miss this walking tour because trust us, you will surely regret it later. 2. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting. 3. Be prepared to fill your mouth with mouth watering delights and please bring an appetite.

This is a cooking tour where you will visit a traditional cook in her home in Chennai to experience authentic south Indian cooking. The lady of the house will explain to you about the south Indian cuisine and its unique ingredients. This will be followed by a cooking demonstration session. Guests will be encouraged to participate in the cooking process as well as guided by our cook.

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class and home cooked meal with your host Uma. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy traditional South Indian cuisine with a creative twist made by a local who lives close to the airport. Uma prepares a delightful array of vegetarian festival foods to give you an insight into Tamilian cuisine and culture. Learn about the symbolism of kolam (rice flour drawings that most Tamilian households have) and about traditional utensils and musical instruments. Join Uma at her dining table to enjoy a vegetarian menu that may include tangerine rasam (a tangy, refreshing broth made with tomatoes, pepper and citrus), beetroot vada (deep fried beetroot and multigrain dumplings), vegetable poriyal (stir-fried vegetables with coconut) and sundal (an absolutely delicious green pea and chickpea salad garnished with coconut and raw mango) accompanied by rice and pickles.

Food Street in Madurai is a walk deep into the bustling streets of Madurai which has been catering travellers since the last 2000 years. This city is multicultural and hence its food is diverse and tempting. This turn takes you into the bylanes which serve the most real dishes and drinks of Madurai, Come and start walking for the Extreme Scrumptious Reality!!

Learn to cook dishes from across India in the home of a local with this cooking experience. You'll have the chance to cook everything from Chennai classics to North Indian mainstays, with flexible options depending on preference s. You'll then sit down to dine with your host and her family, complete with a local dessert.

Put on your walking shoes and get ready to explore the streets of Sowcarpet - one of the oldest markets in Chennai for a scrumptious food trail. Walk through the market sampling the very best local street food. And that is simply for starters. Fascinating stories and great food vie for your attention on a trail that is best experienced on an empty stomach! Hear stories of men and women and their passion for food, of local food fetishes, and of jealously guarded secret recipes. Highlights • Walk through one of the oldest markets of Chennai • Sample street foods • Hear tales about people and their passion for food