Peruvian Cooking Class and Local Market in Cusco


4 hours
Free cancellation
1 - 12
Mobile ticket

Overview

This exclusive tour will take you to a local market in Cusco, then teach you about Peruvian cuisine during a hands-on cooking class in a modern cooking studio, located in downtown Cusco. At the market, you will get an introduction to the local variety of products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. You will learn about Andean kitchens and about the variety of local products and the diversity of ingredients used in the local cuisine. Our professional Peruvian chef will show you how to prepare our HIGH VIBRATION MENU with Andean products. Come, take part in this “must do” activity during your stay in Cusco.

Inclusions

  • 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

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 will begin. We will prepare our HIGH VIBRATION MENU always guided by our Peruvian chef.

Stop At:

• Mercado Central de San Pedro, Tupac Amaru, Cusco 08002 Peru

Sample Menu

• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Additional information

  • 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
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Thomas_N
August 2021

A fun and informative way to spend a few hours in the San Pedro market and a nice kitchen in Cusco. With very tasty results.

lindajO2512EP
September 2021

Rolan was an excellent tour guide of the market and teacher on the cooking class. Excellent communication, professional guide and fun class. We thoroughly enjoyed the shopping, cooking and eating! Please try this tour.

Jessie_D
May 2022

Cooking classes help you learn about the culture of the place you are visiting and this was no exception. The market tour was very informative and fun. We learned about and tasted a lot of local foods while we were shopping for our meal. The cooking class was not too involved and you get all of t...

Christian_S
May 2022

Amazing evening, Jesus was good fun and the food was incredible! I will definitely be attempting to make when I get home. Thank you!

LucyJane_B
May 2022

Great cooking class! We learnt alot about the local food and the market was great also! The studio was beautiful and the kitchen was very nice. Would recommend if you are in cusco ☺

Hank_V
May 2022

We enjoye the experience with Chef Jesus very much. He spoke very good english and was super knowledgable about the peruvian cuisine and the history of it. The hands on cooking was super fun. I'll admit that I did this mostly because my wife wanted to do it, but I ended up having just as much fun...

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