• Itapuã - Discover the authentic tastes and rich history of Bahia through a private cooking class with a local family. A personal guide will collect you from your hotel and escort you to the bustling São Joaquim Market. Here, you will delve into traditional ingredients and understand how Afro-Brazilian cuisine was influenced by the Atlantic slave trade. Choose fresh fruits for your handcrafted caipirinhas, then proceed to the cozy home of a local family.

You will be greeted with a traditional casquinha de siri, followed by an interactive class where you will prepare classic dishes: fish and shrimp moqueca, banana moqueca, coconut rice, and dendê farofa. As you cook, your hosts will share stories, techniques, and family traditions.

Conclude the experience by savoring a homemade Bahian dessert and enjoying a leisurely meal with your hosts. This is a cultural, intimate, and unforgettable culinary journey into the heart of Bahia.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional guide
• Alcoholic beverages
• Lunch
• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Gratuities

• Caipirinha - Delicious drink made whit tropical fruits, shugar and shugarcane cachaça.
• Fish Moqueca - Fish Moqueca cooked with vegetables, various seasonings and palm oil. A typical Bahia dish left as an African heritage.
• Pirão de Farinha - Delicious delicacy made with moqueca broth and manioc flour.
• Rice - White rice with spices.
• Farofa - Manioc Flour toasted with palm oil and onions
• coconut candy - coconuts candy made with sugar cane and cloves
• Banana Moqueca - Banana Moqueca: vegetarian Bahian stew of plantains in a creamy coconut and dendê sauce with tomatoes, peppers, and fresh herbs.

This unique experience provides an authentic cultural immersion within a genuine Bahian household. Rather than attending a commercial cooking class, participants cook alongside a friendly local family, discovering recipes, stories, and traditions handed down through generations. With a private guide, they explore the historic São Joaquim Market, select fresh ingredients, prepare iconic Afro-Bahian dishes, and savor a homemade meal in a cozy, welcoming setting. It offers a true connection to Bahia’s flavors, history, and people—something that cannot be replicated in a restaurant or with a professional chef.

• Dress code is smart casual
• Minimum of two adults per booking

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