Traditional Ecuadorian Cooking Class in Quito in a Local Home

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Location

Ruminahui

Duration

3 hours

Group size

Max 6 guests

Language

English

Location

Ruminahui

Duration

3 hours

Group size

Max 6 guests

Language

English

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•4 reviews

US$103.80 per guest

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Adult x1

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Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with your host Maria, a warm and wonderful host who uses family recipes in most of her dishes. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with the local culture over food. Maria’s passion for food started young, when she was a cooking assistant in her mother's kitchen! Maria learned to cook traditional meals from her mother. And then used this skill and knowledge to run her own restaurant, where she served authentic Ecuadorian meals that she grew up eating. For the last 21 years, Maria has been working in the hospitality and gastronomy industry. • Cooking lesson in a local home in Ecuador • Learn to make authentic Ecuadorian dishes in home kitchen • 100% private activity • Experience Ecuadorian culture in the quiet neighborhood of Sangolqui • Vegetarian and gluten-free options available

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Alcoholic Beverages

Homecooked meal

Gratuities

Private cooking class with your host Maria

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Join your host Maria and her family in a quiet suburb of Quito to enjoy a cooking class and an authentic Ecuadorian meal. Learn to cook traditional Ecuadorian dishes using Maria's family recipes, in your 1-hour hands-on cooking class. You will learn to make two dishes from scratch - an appetizer and a main dish. Maria also shares tips and tricks while you’re cooking, along with sharing anecdotes of Ecuador's history and culture. After cooking, join Maria and her family (when they're home) to share the meal you helped prepare. Llapingacho (potato pancakes), ceviche and empanadas are a few dishes you can expect to try at Maria’s table. End your meal with quimbolitos, steamed corn cakes with a hint of sweetness.

MAIN

Empanadas

STARTER

Ecuadorian Ceviche

DESSERT

Quimbolitos

(steamed corn cakes with a hint of sweetness)

STARTER

Llapingacho (potato pancakes)

Meeting Point

Medicity Club Los Chillos, Antonio Checa, Rumiðahui Pichincha, Ecuador, EC

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Maria will meet you outside Medicity Club Los Chillos. 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. The exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Free cancellation

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No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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Sharie9471May 2025 • TripAdvisor

Muy deliciouso!!!!

What a great experience! We learned about various fruits, herbs and other things in her garden and how to use them to cook with. We made ceviche and empanadas. The food is so good when everything is prepared fresh! Maia is a great teacher and hostess! Thanks, Maria! We all enjoyed it! I highly recommend. It helps to know the local customs and culture!

bvchef2016March 2023 • TripAdvisor

Going Above and Beyond for a Class

I was very excited about this class, and booked it several months in advance. What I failed to do was to double check the dates, and I booked it for the wrong month. When my group showed up at the meeting point, and didn't see Maria, we called her, and discovered my error. And yes, it was my error. Maria didn't hesitate for a second to teach us the class that night. I was shocked, because within 7 minutes, we were picked up and taken to her house. She could have easily said no, and I would not h...read more

Cherie AFebruary 2023 • TripAdvisor

Delicious

Thoroughly enjoyed this cooking class, meeting Maria and her family. We made a couple of simple dishes (was given the choice of what to make) and picked up and dropped off by her husband from my hotel in the city. Always nice to engage with locals and sharing food is a bonus.

Rachel_MMarch 2022 • Viator

Amazing cooking class!

Do this cooking class! Maria was amazing and we had such a lovely time! Her kitchen and home were beautiful, and the food we made was delicious! She will send us the recipes as well.