Learn to cook a South Indian meal in Chennai

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4 hours
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1 - 10 guests
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Join a culinary journey in Chennai! Visit a local home and dive into the flavors of South Indian cuisine with a hands-on cooking class led by an experienced local cook.

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

Experience Details

This is a cooking tour where you will visit a traditional cook in her home in Chennai to experience authentic south Indian cooking. The lady of the house will explain to you about the south Indian cuisine and its unique ingredients. This will be followed by a cooking demonstration session. Guests will be encouraged to participate in the cooking process as well as guided by our cook.



What You Get

Hotel pickup and drop-off
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lunch
Drinks

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Let us know of any food allergies in advance
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vegetarian meals will be cooked

What You’ll Experience

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Porur Corporation Park

Our tour guide will pick you from the Hotel and take you to the house of a traditional cook in Chennai. The cook will give you a quick introduction to the south Indian cuisine, its specialties and the ingredients that make up this sensorial delight. She will take you shopping to a local store for purchasing the ingredients. An important shopping item is the banana leaf which is the traditional plate on which the meal is eaten. The menu for the day will be the south Indian meal which will be vegetarian and will consist of a plate meal with rice, sambar, rasam, vegetables, vada, sweet and pappad. What follows is a cooking demonstration session. Guests will be encouraged to participate in the cooking process as well as guided by our cook. Guests will be served the cooked meals for Lunch.
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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Warm, welcoming and delicious food!
December 27, 2023
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Our whole family had a wonderful experience. The hosts were kind, well planned/organized and were amazing cooks. Hand-held teaching for us on several dishes, seemed so easy to do and turned out am...read more

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One Fine Day at Chennai
October 28, 2022
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I was on business trip and have time to spend on weekends and decided to join with my colleague for local cuisine cooking lesson. It interested me to join as I taste some delicious food that was no...read more

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No ordinary cookery demonstration.
October 22, 2022
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My favourite world cuisine, without a doubt is Indian food. It has everything from snacks, main courses, rice and so many different "breads", sweets as well as coffee, teas and lassi!! With varying...read more

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totally amazing
October 20, 2022
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I have to admit that this activity was beyond my expectations, yes you could say you can get a feel for Indian cuisine anywhere, but to be taken to the markets and experience the real-life activiti...read more

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Lovely day learning to cook South Indian meal
June 27, 2021
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As outdoor sites were shut i decided to do the cooking tour in Chennai. It was a very enjoyable and fulfilling day. We were taught the nuances of cooking the wonderful spread of a Tamil meal. We h...read more

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