Private Market Visit and Cooking Class in Goa with a Local Family




Join a private market tour and cooking class in Goa with local host Rita. Explore Goan ingredients, then cook traditional dishes together in her home. Savor your culinary creations after class.
Experience Details
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local home with host Rita who became well-known for her Goan cooking. She has been mentioned in cookbooks such as John Gregory Smith's “Mighty Spice Express” and was featured in Fox Traveller's “Twist of Taste.” This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Rita will take you to a local market to discover local Goan produce. After that, the cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Rita will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Indian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's Goan home.
• Market tour and cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to India's culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Indian hospitality in a residential Goan neighborhood
• Vegetarian options available
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Material Organisation, South Goa Goa, India, IN, 403711
Open in Google MapsThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Rita and Mukund were wonderful hosts and teachers, taking my wife and I through a number of Goan dishes ranging from appetizers, to main courses, desserts and even masala chai. The market tour was ...read more
Rita and Mukund were the best! It was really cool going to the farmer's market to buy some of the ingredients we would be using in the dishes that we made. Rita explained everything each step of th...read more
I highly recommend this excursion. Everything was very organized. The food was delicious. Rita is very talented. You won’t regret signing up for this class.
Wonderful experience, do this while you’re in Goa! My mom and I took Rita’s class and it was the highlight of our entire trip, she is a wealth of knowledge about cooking and about Goa. She very g...read more
Rita and Mukund are wonderful hosts, very kind, patient and informative. They welcomed us with a homemade chai tea which I will be making upon my return home. We had an incredible day with breakf...read more
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