Antigua Guatemala Cooking Class Tour

Overview

Embark on an exotic culinary adventure with this small-group cooking class in Antigua, including hotel pick-up. Master expert techniques and local ingredients to create typical Guatemalan dishes like ‘Pepián’, tamales and ‘camote en dulce’, under the watchful eye of a professional chef. After tasting your creations over lunch, leave armed with recipes and cooking tips to help you recreate your favorite dishes back home.

Highlights:

Take a Guatemalan cooking class in Antigua

Learn to make some of Guatemala's staple foods, including tamales and desserts, such as camote en dulce, from your professional chef

Enjoy your own homemade Guatemalan meal for lunch!

Bring home recipes from the tour so you can continue cooking Guatemalan food at home

Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off

Tour Itinerary:

Be part of a Guatemalan cooking class. Transfer to a local cooking school, your expert chef will start by teaching you about the Spanish and Mayan cultural influences on Guatemalan flavors. Learn about the staple ingredients and foods used by natives, including corn, peppers, and beans.

For your meal, you’ll get to prepare one main dish, one side dish, and one dessert. Pepian is one of Guatemala's emblematic dishes, however on this cooking experience you will learn how to make the Mayan San Antonio Aguas Calientes recipe: An explosion of flavors thanks to Mayan techniques. A unique experience you won’t see at any restaurant or cooking school.

As you create your meal, the chef will be there to offer helpful guidance. Once you’re done, it’s time to enjoy your home-cooked lunch!

Sample Menu:

Starter

Guatemalan tostadas served with guacamole, tomato sauce, and black beans

Main

Guatemalan Pepian, served with rice.

Dessert

Guatemalan Mole

Includes:

Professional chef

Lunch

1 Mayan beverage

Vegetarian/Vegan friendly

Use of all necessary cooking equipment

Printed list of recipes,

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Not Included:

Meals, Tips, and Personal Expenses.