Ecuador Food Tour

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Duration
2 hours
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Max 10 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English, Spanish
Location
Duration
2 hours
Group size
Max 10 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English, Spanish

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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.
Ingredients
One hour Cooking Class
Dinner
Entrance, second course and a drink or tea.
Private transportation
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2 hours · Admission Ticket Free

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.
Maria open her home to do Cooking Class for friends, families with children or couples. You will lea…
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5 hours · Admission Ticket Free

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.
Half Day Tour is a great option to choose in the morning or afternoon. It takes around 5 hours. You…
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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.
Start Time / Opening Hours
25/03/2021 - 02/11/2027
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TUESDAY
17:00 - 19:00, 11:30 - 13:30, 09:00 - 11:00
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17:00 - 19:00, 11:00 - 13:00
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For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 1 day before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.
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999ulrikedJuly 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Maria's Food Tour

My family of 4 absolutely loved Maria's cooking class. We made empanadas and ceviche - so good. Maria has a beautiful and welcoming home. It was nice to get out of Quito and see how an Equadorian family lives. We were able to make a last minute booking, were picked up at our hotel and returned to the hotel after. I highly recommend spending an afternoon with Maria, learning to cook a couple of local dishes and learning more about Equador.

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Elizabeth HMarch 2026 • TripAdvisor
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So much fun and so much food!

Maria took me to the market and then to her house to make ceviche and empanadas. The tour was really fun. We walked around the market ate a whole bunch of different things. Wow this was my second trip to Ecuador, I tasted a whole bunch of different foods that I didn’t taste on the first trip. The vendors were all really nice and willing to hand out samples. Then we went to Maria’s house in the suburbs of Quito and cooked together. She made sure to use ingredients that I could find at home...read more

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CP111111January 2026 • TripAdvisor
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A “must do” in Quito, Ecuador!

Lovely culinary experience for 3 generations! Excellent hostess and instructor in Maria! Four teenagers enjoyed the entire cooking experience, from cutting the vegetables to crimping the empanadas!

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Response from ViatorJanuary 22, 2026

Thank you so much for your kind review! It was truly a pleasure to host three generations in the kitchen. I loved guiding the experience, and we’re thrilled to hear the teenagers enjoyed every step—from chopping vegetables to crimping empanadas. We hope to welcome your family again soon!

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HorseHawkMay 2025 • TripAdvisor
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Private cooking class in a traditional Ecuadorian home

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 delicious and healthy - a real game changer if you want to avoid gluten or typical wheat flour doughs. Pressing the empanadas was fun - we have already ordered a tortilla press for our home use and will make this recipe frequently. We also made fresh shrimp ceviche and learned that Ecuadorians cook the sh...read more

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danlast7May 2025 • Viator
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Excellent

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, in a gated community, is comfortable and authentically decorated. Maria was quickly accommodating to adjust one dish to be vegetarian. She shared tips on making the dishes and provided the recipes to us later that day via WhatsApp. We intentionally scheduled this activity within the first 24 hours of...read more

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