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Peruvian Cooking Class and Local Market in Cusco

Badge of ExcellenceCusco, Peru

4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Explore a local market in Cusco, then take a workshop on Peruvian cuisine during this 4-hour culinary experience. Learn about the functions of traditional Andean kitchens and local specialties from a professional Peruvian chef. Tastings, meal, and drinks included.

Lunch or dinner tour times
Learn about traditional Peruvian produce at the market
Cook lunch or dinner at the cooking class, then enjoy the creation
Pisco and chica tastings

Sample Menu

Starter

Ceviche trio

The classic, The ancestral made with tumbo, The high vibration, with kushuro (algae that grows in the high Andean lagoons) Tarwi, and camu camu

Main

Mashua cream with crispy purple corn and crispy alpaca

A delicate cream and a superfood rich in antioxidants accompanied by a gluten-free purple corn crisp and rich in calcium and iron.

Main

High vibration STUFFET CHILLI PEPPER with garden salad and native potato cake

We turned this classic of Peruvian gastronomy by adding mushrooms and tender vegetables, and loaded with antioxidants in the salad.

Dessert

Lucuma gnocci with custard apple ice cream and Peruvian fruit mix

We will take advantage of the creamy texture of the lucuma to make a paste with kiwicha flour, accompanied by spicy chocolate and Peruvian fruits.

What's Included

Cooking class
Fruit tasting
Professional Peruvian chef (English/Spanish-speaking)
All ingredients
All meals (Appetizer, main course, dessert)
Pisco Sour and Chicha Morada
Bottled water

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

San Pedro Central Market
Thupaq Amaru 477, Cusco 08002, Peru
We will meet at San Pedro Market Door number 1.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Choose lunch or dinner tour time (9am or 3pm) when booking. Meet at the San Pedro Central Market, the city's largest and most popular, filled with local products from all over Peru. Learn about endemic varieties of potatoes and corn commonly used in Peruvian cuisine.

Begin your cooking class with a lesson on pisco sours, the national drink of Peru. You'll learn to make this famous Peruvian national drink and taste it as well. Afterwards, your culinary experience would begin. Depending on your choice of lunch or dinner, we would prepared some traditional Peruvian dishes, with a modern twist, always guided by our Peruvian chef. To put the cherry on top of the cake, the last step of the class will be a typical Peruvian dessert, where we'll taste some of Peru's most exotic fruits.

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Average groups are of 4 and the maximum is 12 people
Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Kimberly_L

Daniel our chef was amazing, highly skilled, knowledgeable and took time to explain and joy in sharing Peruvian cuisine and culture! Highly recommend. Very organized and fun experience. I loved the San Pedro tour and tasting immersion as he explained details about local fruits, potatoes, chocolates, cheeses, breads and more - an intimate immersion. I loved learning how to make a pisco sour and trout ceviche! My 17 year old nephew also fully enjoyed and opened his eyes to Peruvian culture and new experiences.

Reviews

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Best chef, best food

DESALES_F, Apr 2024

I really loved the San Pedro Market tour with chef and the cooking class was amazing. I highly recommend this experience!

Peruvian Kitchen

Jerry_W, Apr 2024

Having to experience cooking with my family in a nice Peruvian kitchen was amazing. Having to learn how to make Pisco sour and Peruvian seviche was unique.

Amazing and delicious experience and smooth crew! Highly recommend!!!!

Eszter_T, Apr 2024

It was a great experience! The day started with a tour of the market, where we got a thorough overview and detailed explanation of local produce and the use of them in Peruvian cuisine. The cooking space was well set up, the crew worked together seamlessly to make it a smooth and delicious experience for the whole group. We made so much beautiful food that the experience doubled as lunch for all of us. They also accommodated vegetarian option! Highly recommend!

Perfect first day activity for Cusco

renato_a, Apr 2024

Dael met us at the pick-up point and gave our group a thorough tour and education of the regions food and ingredients. Our class was a nearby walk away and his demonstrations and kitchen studio are wonderful. Impeccably clean and inviting. This is not a short or rushed experience (you make many courses) so be prepared. We had a light snack around 2 and we were glad we did so as to not get too hungry before our first meal. Also, our kids participated and did very well with only a little help. We think this was a great tour for our first day in Cusco as our bodies acclimated to the altitude. Thank you Dael.

Definitely recommend!

Rosanna_D, Apr 2024

Great menu, learnt a lot about Peruvian culture and cuisine. Very professional and fun experience. Loved the Maracuja Pisco Sour!

Good Peruvian cooking experience. Needs Meat.

Vincent_V, Apr 2024

Excellent cooking class. Started off in the market with Mauricio our chef explaining every ingredient of the dish and where to find it in the Mercado. This is an actual hands on experience on most of the Peruvian dishes, although some of the ingredients were prepped ahead of time due to time constraints. The pisco sour and the ceviche - we definitely enjoyed. We can proudly say that we can make those on our own. We are giving this a 4 star just because of the lack of “meat.” We didn’t realize that all of the dishes catered to a vegetarian palate except for the ceviche (fish). I’d suggest adding the ground beef for the Stuffed pepper dish. And the potato soup would have benefitted more flavor. But overall, a good experience.

Worth every penny!

Fleur_G, Mar 2024

We had an amazing time with our chef Maurizio. We learnt a lot about local ingredients and the Peruvian gastronomy! We cooked three ceviches (traditional, ancestral and classical), a soup, a gratin, stuffed peppers and a dessert made from local fruits. We also made a passion fruit pisco sours. Thank you !

Foodie Fun

Karen_K, Mar 2024

Excellent tour of the San Pedro Market with explanations of the various exotic ingredients. Fun and tasty hands-on cooking class. Appreciated the pix and recipes sent after class.

A must book in Cusco for foodies!

Sierra_V, Mar 2024

This is an exceptionally great tour! Dael made our experience very enjoyable. The tour around the market was informative and we were able to try many different Peruvian foods, several things we would have not otherwise tried!

Best Cooking Class Ever :)

Rachel_T, Mar 2024

10/10 recommend this experience! Dael was very knowledgeable about cooking and Peruvian foods and so fun to get to know. We ate so much more than I expected so come hungry and you'll still leave incredibly full.

Yum… one of cuscos best experience

Mark_F, Jan 2024

Such a memorable experience. Dael was an interesting relaxed and inviting chef. We learnt a lot and throughly enjoyed the experience. Highly experienced.

Fantastic experience

Kevin_W, Jan 2024

Chef Dael was a master, the Pisco Sour was the best I’ve had, the food was amazing and so was the setting. Also very organized evening. Everything ran very smoothly.

Amazing experience!

Kathleen_B, Dec 2023

This actually ended up being one of the highlights of my time in Cusco! Our chef, Diel (sp?) was very knowledgeable, personable, and truly made a fun experience for us. Starting at the market and learning about the different produce and foods was interesting. Then we made multiple dishes, enjoyed some Pisco Sour, and had lovely conversation. Would recommend for anyone wanting a fun and different experience than the usual hiking tours!

Cooking in Cusco

Archimidis_K, Dec 2023

Great and fun cooking learned three traditional dishes and enjoyed all of them. The fruit was unparalleled.

Amazing cooking class + market tour!

Adrianne_E, Nov 2023

We absolutely loved our Cooking Class in Cusco! It was one of our favorite things on our 10 day trip. The tour of the market was fun and very educational. We got to try samples of cheese, fruits and chocolates while our knowledgable guide and chef, Daniel, explained each section of the market to us. Back in the beautiful studio, Daniel was a fantastic teacher and very patient with all of our questions. We loved learning how to make a unique Pisco sour, 3 types of ceviche, potato and cheese cake, stuffed rocoto relleno, and an organic fruit/chocolate/sorbet dessert. All the ingredients were fresh, organic and local. Can't recommend enough!

Amazing cooking class!!

Nathan_S, Nov 2023

Very fun class! The chef was very informative and helpful. We got to make so many dishes and it was all so good. Would highly recommend!!!

Wonderful Peruvian cuisine immersion!!

Kimberly_L, Nov 2023

Great experience

Laurel_B, Nov 2023

It was wonderful, enjoyed going to the market then they had a great set up for cooking. Dael Rozas Calderson was a terrific teacher, full of passion for cooking and authenic food. He made the class fun!

Ernesto is awesome!

Krishna_M, Oct 2023

Ernesto was just super amazing. It was very personal and absolutely delicious. I’ve recommended him already to my friends visiting Cusco in the near future. Keep it up!

Don't pass this up!! The HIGHLIGHT of our entire trip!! 10/10 Recommend!

Kate_B, Oct 2023

We had an absolute BLAST at the cooking class. We met our guide and chef at the Central Market and he walked us through the entire thing, showing us the different products and good you can buy, teaching us about the unique items grown and harvested in Peru. Then we walked to the cooking studio and got to work. Every single second was fun! Every single bite was DELISH! It truly was the highlight of our trip and would have done it again the next day it was so good and so fun!! 10/10 recommend!!

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