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Traditional Kikuyu Cooking in Nairobi with a Local Family

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Location
Kajiado
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 5 guests
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Language
English
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Immerse in Kikuyu culture with a cooking class in Nairobi. Cook and savor authentic meals with Maggie's family. Explore Kitengela market on a guided tour. Vegetarian options available.

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

Experience Details

Maggie lives with her husband and son in Kitengela, a suburb of Nairobi. She learned all the tips and tricks to cook a traditional Kikuyu meal from her mother. Maggie is so excited to share with you her Kikuyu roots, traditions and food - that very nutritious. She is a nutritionist and is very passionate about helping people choose a healthy lifestyle. As a host Maggie desires to share her cooking skills and bring a smile on people's faces, while they try the food she grew up eating.


- Private Kikuyu cooking class in Nairobi with a local family

- Learn to cook traditional Kenyan food in Nairobi

- Enjoy a home-cooked kikuyu meal prepared using family recipes

- One of the top things to do in Nairobi, is join a local to learn more about their life and culture through their food

- Vegetarian meals available on request

- If you choose the optional market tour, get a guided tour of the local Kitengela market

Sample Menu

STARTER
Boiled corn or githeri (maize and beans) or mukimo (mashed green peas)
MAIN
Choose any 1
Beef stew with chapati (flatbread) or Gitwero pilau (one pot raw banana, potato, meat and rice dish) or Ugali (Kenyan cornmeal) or Tamaki (fish)
MAIN
Steamed cabbage or any other seasonal vegetable
DESSERT
Tea

What You Get

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Gratuities
Private Kenyan cooking class with a local
Hotel pickup and drop-off

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
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. In your 1 hour 30 minute traditional Kenyan cooking class learn to cook a home-cooked kikuyu meal. You will cook a traditional kikuyu meal using my Maggie's family recipes. Learn to make chapati (flatbread) and beef stew with peas from scratch. Maggie will also share useful tips and tricks that she learned from her mother. After cooking, share the meal you helped prepare. If you choose the optional market tour, please meet Maggie at her home and then walk together to Kitengela market. It is a one stop shop for all your vegetables, fruits, grains and spices. This is a busy, local market and Maggie will guide you through it, so that you can shop for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. Its a great way to be part of the chaos in the daily lives of locals and get insight into the local produce grown there.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Milimani-B Road, Kajiado County, Kenya, KE

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Please meet your host at her apartment in Kitengela. 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. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $94.40 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in East Africa Time.
Free cancellation (48 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 14, 2025
from  $94.40  per guest
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in East Africa Time.
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals