Ecuador Food Tour

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English, Spanish
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Experience Ecuador's culinary delights on this intimate food tour at Maria's home. Enjoy local dishes, support small businesses, and receive personalized tips in a welcoming neighborhood.

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

Experience Details

Ecuad Food Tour gives the opportunity to sample a variety of local foods in an authentic setting - Maria's home. It is a nice neighborhood. You will feel very welcome. You know a friendly cooker who will make your time different and special.

It is a great idea to apreciate locals and support small business, taste the culture, get personalized tips and discovering places you wouldn't visit independently.


What You Get

Ingredients
One hour Cooking Class
Dinner
Entrance, second course and a drink or tea.
Private transportation
Tips

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Quito

Maria open her home to do Cooking Class for friends, families with children or couples. You will learn to prepare two real Ecuadorian dishes and a drink during one hour. The another hour you delight your cooking and talk with Maria about Ecuador and food tips. You will enjoy with Maria and her nice house with beautiful garden. Friends, couples, families with children are welcome. It is a great idea to do while you are in Quito for lunch or dinner.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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Quito

Half Day Tour is a great option to choose in the morning or afternoon. It takes around 5 hours. You visit local market in Sangolqui, stop a typical restaurant and taste guinea pig and other Ecuadorian food. One hour Cooking Class in Maria's home and a drink, delight your cooking and visit an ice cream place to taste ice creams with different flavors as guinea pig, fritada and other Ecuadorian tastes.
5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
25/03/2021 - 07/09/2026
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
17:00 - 19:00, 11:30 - 13:30, 09:00 - 11:00
WEDNESDAY
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SUNDAY
17:00 - 19:00, 11:00 - 13:00

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
The cost doesn't include pick up or drop off at any hotel in Quito or airport. It has an extra cost. Contact us to arrange it.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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What People Are Saying
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Private cooking class in a traditional Ecuadorian home
May 30, 2025
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Maria generously opened her own home and kitchen to my husband and I for this hands-on cooking experience. We learned how to choose green plantains and make cheese stuffed empanadas, which are deli...read more

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Excellent
May 03, 2025
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We spent an enjoyable afternoon with Maria. Upon arrival we toured her diverse garden to see some of the ingredients that would be part of our lunch – tree tomatoes, lemon verbena, etc. Her home, ...read more

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Delicious!!
January 01, 2025
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What an incredible time! I was the only one signed up so I got lots of attention and got to learn and try so many things. It was absolutely delicious!

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Very Fun!
September 19, 2024
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I asked Maria to arrange transportation for me from Downtown Quito to her home, and she did so. Her home is in a lovely gated community about 45 minutes outside of Quito. She toured me through her ...read more

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Awesome cooking class
September 17, 2024
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Maria's cooking class was awesome! Very hands on which I liked. Very accommodating of dietary restrictions and we learned easy authentic Ecuadorian recipes to take back home as well as alternatives...read more

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