Authentic South Indian Cooking Class and Vegetarian Meal with a Local in Chennai

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English
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Join local Jyashree in Chennai for a South Indian cooking class. Learn to whip up rices, poriyal, rasam, and enjoy a vegetarian feast. Discover regional recipes in a warm setting.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join your host Jyashree for an authentic culinary experience in her kitchen where she will teach you to prepare a variety of rices, a vegetable poriyal (sautéed vegetables with spices) and a rasam (a peppery soup that is an essential element to the South Indian Iyer sapaad) - the important basics of a typical South Indian meal! You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-2 hours before you share the meal you helped prepare which will also include additional dishes Jyashree prepared in advance. If you wish to learn how to make dosas, appams or anything else in particular, please let Jyashree know in advance so she can be prepared.


Experience a cozy setting as you enjoy authentic South Indian life and cuisine with a welcoming local, and leave with new recipes, a new friend, and lifelong memories!

Sample Menu

MAIN
Vegetable poriyal
sautéed vegetables with spices
STARTER
Rasam
a peppery soup that is an essential element to the South Indian Iyer sapaad

What You Get

Bottled water
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Non-alcoholic beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience

What You’ll Experience

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local Chennai home with your host Jyashree. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Jyashree will teach you 2-3 traditional Indian dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Indian culture and cuisine.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

MG Ramachandran Road, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India, IN, 600090

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Meet your host at their home in Besant Nagar neighborhood in Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. That can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $164.76 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in India Standard Time.
Free cancellation (48 hours notice)
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