What makes this activity unique?
Rather than focusing only on seafood or restaurant-style dishes, this experience introduces the comforting recipes enjoyed in Chilean homes. Guided by a local host, you'll prepare traditional dishes while learning how Valparaíso's history as Chile's most important port influenced everyday cooking through generations of local families.
Discover Valparaiso through a hands-on cooking class with a local host in Chile’s coastal city. This 3-hour experience blends local drinks, savory Chilean bites & dessert into a relaxed social class
Join your local host in Valparaiso for a relaxed 3-hour cooking class built around the flavors of coastal Chile. Together you'll prepare a complete menu featuring classic appetizers, homemade accompaniments, a traditional main dish, dessert, and local drinks.
As you cook, your host explains the ingredients, traditions, and culture surrounding each recipe while guiding you step by step through the preparation.
After cooking, sit together and enjoy the meal you've prepared in a warm and welcoming setting while exchanging stories about Chilean culture and local life.
Sample Menu:
1. Pisco Sour, Local drink, non-alcoholic soft drink option also.
2. Empanadas de Pino, Classic Chilean baked pastry stuffed with seasoned minced beef, onions, black olives, a slice of hard-boiled egg, and raisins.
3. Chaparritas, A popular Chilean comfort snack featuring savory sausage wrapped in soft dough and baked until molten with melted cheese.
4. Charquicán, A hearty, traditional Chilean stew made with mashed potatoes, pumpkin, sweet corn, garden vegetables, and tender minced beef.
5. Pebre (Chilean Salsa):, A fresh, vibrant condiment made with finely chopped tomatoes, cilantro, onions, garlic, and a mild touch of local chili pepper.
6. Ceviche, Fresh citrus-marinated coastal bite.
7. Palta con marraqueta , Rich, creamy mashed avocado lightly seasoned and served over warm, crusty Chilean marraqueta bread.
8. Mote con Huesillo drink, A refreshing, traditional Chilean sweet drink made from cold peach nectar, sun-dried peaches (huesillos), and cooked husked wheat (mote).
9. Manjar with Sopaipillas Pasadas, Golden pumpkin fritters soaked in a warm, cinnamon-infused spiced sugar syrup (chancaca) and served with rich Chilean manjar (dulce de leche).
