Vegetarian Cooking Class and Local Market Tour in Cusco: Learn Traditional Peruvian Recipes
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Cusco
Join our vegetarian cooking class and local market tour in Cusco to learn traditional Peruvian recipes. Explore the San Pedro Market, try exotic fruits, and prepare delicious vegetarian dishes. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ascensores y Servicios Perú - The vegan Cooking Class with local Market Tour in Cusco begins at San Pedro Market, where participants are introduced to a wide array of ingredients, including Peru’s Super Foods. Following this, attendees are escorted to our exquisite Cooking-Studio in the heart of Cusco for a practical cooking session. Here, you’ll learn to craft nutritious and delicious cocktails featuring our iconic ingredients (Pisco and various fruits) with the expert instruction of our Professional Chef JESUS. The class covers the preparation of vegan versions of cebiche, causa limeña, and quinua tamal. These skills will enable you to impress guests with cocktails and Peruvian cuisine at your own gatherings. Upon completion of the class, we will provide you with the recipes.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Cocktails from the class included
  • Snacks provided
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Vegetarian Causa Limeña - Potatoe smashed with mushrooms and vegan mayonnaise.
    Causa Limeña is a traditional dish of Peru and it is a very important part of our history
  • Vegetarian cebiche - Peruvian cebiche 100% Vegetarian with mango
  • Quinoa Tamal
  • Passion fruit pisco sour vegan version - Non-alcoholic version is available
  • Chicha Punch - Pisco + Chicha morada: Traditional juice of purple corn
    Non-alcoholic version is available
  • Picarones - Picarones are the traditional dessert of Peru
  • Welcome drink - Chicha Morada
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Our Vegetarian Cooking Class in Cusco starts at San Pedro Market (door number 1), with a visit to this historical market. We will try some of the most exotic fruits of Peru and the traditional foods of Cusco.
After that, we will walk to our cooking - studio, a traditional house from 1930.
We start our experience preparing the most delicious cocktails with fresh fruits (bought in the local market we visited) and Pisco.

You will cook 03 main courses: Quinoa tamal, cebiche and causa limeña: 100% Vegetarian.

Our class is full hands on and you will take part in all the preparation.
After the class we will also send you the recepies, so then you can enjoy it with your family and friends.
Notice:
*The Vegetarian cooking Class in Cusco are in the morning: from 10:00 to 14:00

**Non-alcoholic version is available, just let us know.

  • According to Peru’s Law, Drinking alcohol is available from 18 years. >>> People under 18 will served with Non-alcoholic drinks ( We replace pisco with bottled water)
  • Available for options: allergies/food restrictions
Location
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Cascaparo
San Pedro Market, Door number 1 (MEETING POINT)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tanmayr2024
Jan 12, 2024
Top notch experience - We met Jesus at the San Pedro market where we tried some exotic Peruvian fruits, chocolates, and cheeses. He gave us an introduction to the market and showed different types of potatoes, corns, and other vegetables. It was already so much fun and this was just the first part. We then were supposed to walk to the studio but it started raining heavily. Jesus went above and beyond here and booked us a cab. We arrived to this beautiful studio with a nice cooking area already set up with the ingredients needed to get started. We started with a drink, Maracuya Sour, followed by Causa, Tamales, another drink (chicha punch), and ended with the Peruvian national dish, ceviche. During the entire cooking class, Jesus taught us cooking techniques, told us interesting stories from his past and answered all our questions. His assistant Lucy was always there replacing our used utensils and bowls with new utensils and next ingredients so that we were very efficient with our time and didn't feel rushed. In the end, there was also a dessert, Piccarones and chicha morada drink. I would advise going to this experience with an appetite because we literally had a four course meal. Jesus is accommodating towards vegetarian and vegan variations and has things prepared if you let him know beforehand. It was a memorable experience for both me and my wife and we will enjoy making these dishes again and again.
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Trek621886
Jan 10, 2024
Such a blast! - We loved this class and Jesus was fantastic. The market tour was fun and I ended up going back again to the places he took us - especially to get more chocolate! The class itself was well-paced, and his assistant Luci made it so easy for us to just cook and not worry about the mess. We had a blast and I'd say it was one of our favorite memories of being in Cusco.
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H6247xjjacquib
Oct 20, 2023
Do this course & market tour it is fabulous! - This tour & class was exceptional. Jesus was very friendly & easy going. I was waiting at the wrong meeting locational & Jesus hung around for 15minutes until I found him. The market tour was really fun & exciting & I got to learn things by being with a local that I otherwise would not have had access to. After the tour we walked to Jesus’s kitchen where his assistant was waiting with all the ingredients prepped & ready to go. The kitchen space was very clean & inviting. The drinks & meals we made together were way better than I could have imagined. I learnt so much about Peruvian food & culture. Jesus has sent me all the recipes already & I will definitely be using them when I get home. I highly recommend doing any course with chef Jesus!
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Ashoodi
Jul 19, 2023
Delicious vegan cooking experience! - A vegan cooking class in the middle of Cusco, who would’ve thought?! The menu offered delicious traditional dishes and 3 equally delicious local cocktails. Although some ingredients were prepared on our behalf, Jesus explained the process for us to understand. You could really see his experience as a chef and the techniques his learnt along the way. It was amazing to walk through San Pedro markets which we probably would have missed if it wasn’t for this class. Jesus had a lot of local contacts and relationships with the shop keepers too! A must do whilst you’re visiting Cusco! Thank you for having us and sharing your knowledge and recipes!
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Nick_ra592126
Jul 8, 2023
Wonderful - The perfect trip to do in Cusco. The tour in San Pedro Market is a travel into Peru History. The cooking class is really wonderful with Chef Jesús. He is the master of peruvian cooking class
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Roving797622
Jun 9, 2023
Real Plant-based - It was a great experience. First, the tour of the San Pedro market, knowing many ingredients and buying them to later cook Peruvian food. I must say that this food is plant-based. Chef Jesus is a wise master chef and knows everything about the history of Peru, each ingredient has a hidden secret that is revealed by Jesus. Thank you very much for this inspiring journey. I recommend it to everyone!
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823carlosj
May 29, 2023
Great experience - The best experience in Cusco. Chef Jesus is friendly and Knows everything about Peruvian culinary. The food is based plant. It is the best to do in Cusco. I recommend this cooking class !
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Gardenia_h
May 27, 2023
A wonderful day - This class was an amazing experience from beginning to end. We had a detailed tour of San Pedro Market (a traditional market in Cusco), where we received a lot of information about Peruvian foods and the culinary history of Peru. It was like a trip into Peru's soul. Then we went to a fancy kitchen, blocks away and prepared the meals, eating each one after we made it. Everything was made from the ingredients we bought in the market. We went over various selling stands and he told me about spices, veggies and fruits, grains, and root veggies. The best part of this class was Chef Jesus. He spoke great English and was patient and knowledgeable. We cooking class was 100% plant-based. We cooked Causa Limeña with vegan mayonnaise and cebiche 100% vegan, also the Quinoa tamal was perfect! We made pisco cocktails. I would 100% recommend this to anyone traveling to Cusco. This was an amazing experience. Thank you Jesus!
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