Classes and Market tour information
Class Overview:
In the following you find descriptions of the meals we offer in our cooking classes together a picture of each dish.
If you are the first to book a class, you can choose the meal we will prepare that day.
We can only prepare one meal at a time. A vegetarian variation of most dishes can be prepared at the same time, though.
Pricing:
All of our regular meals include 4 courses, have the same price, and include a Pisco Sour.
- Price for one of our regular cooking classes: US$ 75 per person
- Price Fruit tasting and cooking class: US$ 95 per person
- Price for Market tour, fruit tasting and cooking class: US$ 110 per person
Payment is required in order to confirm your reservation. A payment link will be provided upon contact.
Openings:
Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner classes with a minimum of 2 participants.
Sunday and public holidays: lunch class with a minimum of 4 participants (no dinner class)
Regular time schedule:
Morning
Market tour: 9 am – 10:10 am
Fruit tasting: 10:10 am – 11 am
Lunch class: 11 am – 2:15 pm
Afternoon
Fruit tasting: 3:10 pm – 4 pm
Dinner class: 4 pm – 7:15 pm
Peruvian Classics - 4 course meal
Our most popular class with the most popular Peruvian dishes.
Program:
1st course: Causa Rellena
Mashed potatoes with lime and mild chili paste stuffed with chicken and avocado
2nd course: Ceviche
Cured fish with corn and sweet potatoes
3rd course: Lomo Saltado
Sauteed beef, onion and tomatoes
with rice and yellow potato fries
4th course: Picarones
Pumpkin-sweet potato fritters with molasses
Free water included during food preparation, passion fruit drink included with the food, and one pisco sour
Notes:
- Can be adapted for vegetarians and vegans:
Causa with tomato avocado stuffing, green mango ceviche, vegetales saltados, picarones - Gluten-free except dessert
- Does not contain any nuts
- All dishes can be made lactose-free
Peruvian Standard - 4 course meal
Hearty, traditional Peruvian dishes; comfort food.
Program:
1st course: Papa a la Huancaína
Potatoes covered in a sauce of cheese, mild chili, and milk
2nd course: Ceviche
Cured fish with corn and sweet potatoes
3rd course: Ají de Gallina
Slightly spicy chicken stew with minced onion, pecans, and parmesan
4th course: Pastel de choclo dulce
Traditional corn cake with groundcherries
Free water included during food preparation, passion fruit drink included with the food, and one pisco sour
Notes:
- Can be adapted for vegetarians (not vegan):
green mango ceviche, ají de habas (with faba beans instead of chicken) - dishes except dessert can be made gluten free
- Main dish can be made without pecans
Andean Food - 4 course meal
Dishes from the Andes and use of Quinoa in Peruvian cuisine
Program:
1st course: Ocopa
Mild chili-cheese-herb sauce over Andean potatoes
2nd course: Sopa de quinoa
Quinoa soup with vegetables and chicken
3rd course: Quinotto con trucha
Quinoa risotto with mushrooms and trout
4th course: Lúcuma Mousse
Mousse of Lúcuma fruit with black quinoa
Free water included during food preparation, passion fruit drink included with the food, and one pisco sour
Notes:
- Can be adapted for vegetarians (not vegan):
quinoa soup without chicken, quinotto with mushrooms or vegetables instead of trout - all dishes are gluten free
Seafood meal
Popular Peruvian seafood dishes other than ceviche
Program:
1st and 2nd course: 2 different Causas:
– Mild yellow causa stuffed with shrimps in white wine
– Spicy red causa stuffed with octopus in olive sauce
3rd course: 2 variations of Tiradito
Fish carpaccio covered in a sauce of lime, fish stock and chili pastes
4th course: Escabeche de pescado
Fish stew with onion, mild chili, and vinegar, served with rice
Free water included during food preparation, passion fruit drink included with the food, and one pisco sour
Notes:
- In this class we will only use seafood, but no red or white meat.
Fruit tasting + Cooking Class
Sample more than 35 different market fruits, all grown in Peru and organized in different categories. You will get in-depth explanations to each of the fruits and their usages. The fruit tasting starts at 10:10am or 3:10pm right before the lunch or dinner class.
The fruit tasting takes place in our location, not at the market, as the fruits need to be cleaned.
- 4-6 different kinds of bananas
- 7-10 different citrus fruits
- 3-5 cactus fruits
- fruits related to tomatoes
- different mango varieties
- 3 different passion fruit varieties
- fruits native to Peru like Lúcuma, Chirimoya, Camu camu, Taperiba
Market tour + Fruit tasting + Cooking class
The market tour starts at 9am at the main entrance of the Market Nº1 of Surquillo, and takes around 50 mintues. Afterwards we head to our location and continue with the fruit tasting at 10:10am and cooking class at 11am.
You will see how a typical Peruvian market looks like, and see the incredible variety of ingredients. We will make stops at different types of stands: at a vendor of fresh fruits, a stand with fresh vegetables, a herbs booth, a store for dried produce, as well as meats, fish, seafood, and specialty stands.
We show you where we get the ingredients for our fruit tastings and cooking classes and how to chose the ingredients.
F.A.Q.
For a minimum of 5 participants we also offer customized classes.
- Suggest some dishes.
- Choose a time of day and decide how long your class should last.
- Adjust the level of a class for special groups e.g. children, families.
- Classes with 3 course meal starting from US$70 per person
- Classes with 4 course meal starting from US$80 per person
- Customized classes are open usually to other participants
- For private classes ask our special rates.
- Contact us a few days in advance to schedule a custom class!
If the customer has confirmed his participation for a certain date and a change is needed, he accepts to pay the following quotes. A refund will be processed over your debit/credit card and might be a bit lower due to currency exchange fees and variable exchange rates.
Cancelling more than 45 days before the class: 95% refund, 5% to pay
Cancelling 15 – 44 days before the class: 80% refund, 20% to pay
Cancelling 3 – 14 days before the class: 50% refund, 50% to pay
Cancelling 2 days up to 24 hours before the class: 30% refund, 70% to pay
Cancelling less than 24 hours before the class: 10% refund, 90% to pay
No-show: no refund, 100% to pay
Change of the date more than 9 days before the class: free
Change of the date 3 – 8 days before the class: 10% extra
Change of the date 2 days up to 24 hours before the class: 20% extra
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