Ecuador Food Tour: Experience Authentic Local Cuisine in Maria's Home
5.0
10 Ratings
Quito
Experience authentic local cuisine in Maria's home on an Ecuador food tour. Sample a variety of local foods and support small businesses while exploring the culture and receiving personalized tips.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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.
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What's Included
- Ingredients included
- One hour Cooking Class
- Dinner
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Tips
Additional Information
Ecuad Food Tour offers a chance to try diverse native dishes in a genuine environment - at Maria’s residence. The area is pleasant. You’ll experience a warm reception. A congenial chef will ensure your experience is unique and memorable.
It’s an excellent concept to value the community and bolster micro enterprises, savor the essence of the region, receive tailored advice, and explore spots you might not find on your own.
Location
Quito
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Michael
Feb 1, 2024
Market visit & cooking class with Maria - Had a great day with Maria in Quito visiting a local market and cooking a meal at her home.
Maria is super nice, easy to talk with. She picked me up at the hotel and we headed to a local market where she introduced me to the local ingredients and dishes, great experience. She took me to her home to where we prepared together a wonderful meal. If you look for an individual private tour, learn about local cuisines and get an insight in Ecuadorian lifestyle reach out to Maria. I highly recommend her tour
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Companion33444405354
Jan 21, 2024
Taste of Ecuador- Vegan style! - I had an amazing time. I was picked up from my Airbnb and we went to the market. I was able to try lots of unique fruit and food. I had a great time making my meal and with the recipes she gave me to take home I look forward to trying to recreate the magic. I am glad that this experience was able to be made vegan. Since I am plant based. Highly recommend.
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184imkeh
Jan 19, 2024
Great experience with super nice guide - The tour was well organized, Maria is super nice, knows what she is talking about and her English is really good. Rhe ingredients were fresh and the results delicious.
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Amjgf
Jan 19, 2024
Amazing Food Tour/Cooking Class - My mom and I had such a great time with Maria learning to make traditional lunch and touring the markets with Maria! She was an excellent guide, very warm and welcoming. I would recommend a private tour with her to anyone who wants to feel at home in the Quito area!
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574coreyg
Jan 19, 2024
Highly recommend! - We had an amazing time cooking with Maria! The empanadas were delicious and she made us feel extremely welcomed in her home. Highly recommend!
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Mariecheriee
Aug 28, 2022
Enjoyed our cooking class with Maria - We loved our cooking class with Maria! We had veggie options of Ceviche and Llapingacho (soo delicious!) and got the recipes afterwards. Maria was lovely, she was very flexible concerning the date of the class. Even though we were one hour too late because of a traffic jam, she took a lot of time to tell us about ecuadorian food and the culture. We had much fun and learnt a lot, we can definitely recommend this cooking class to couples/friends, also to people not eating meat
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G4576oxamyb
Jun 11, 2022
Quito cooking class - Fantastic cooking class with Maria and the food was delicious. Quite intimate and really informative.
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Tracyw22829
Apr 21, 2022
Great Day in Quito - We had a great day in Quito with Maria and our Ecuador Food Tour. She picked us up at our hotel and took us to the market where we were able to see and taste several items. Then we went to an ice cream shop which was surprising (thought we wouldn't like any of the flavors but that wasn't the case). The Ecuadorian food we tasted was mixed. It was good to try something new, even if it wasn't our to our liking (just the cuy, everything else was tasty). Finishing up with our cooking class was a great way to finish the day.
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Gina
Feb 22, 2022
Great Food and Experience with Maria - My cooking experience with Maria was an absolute pleasure. She has a lovely kitchen and the food was amazing. Maria was a pleasure to talk to and ensured I was comfortable before and during the experience. She even sent the recipes for the amazing dishes we made. I would highly recommend this cooking experience for something tasty and authentic while you’re in Ecuador.
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T910gmelizabethw
Feb 15, 2022
Cooking with Maria - I really enjoyed making empanadas and llapingacho with MarÃa. I learned a lot about how to cook these foods, and also had the opportunity to get to know Maria better (she even helped me practice my Spanish). Also her kitchen and garden were beautiful. I highly recommend this experience!
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