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Taino Cooking Lab: Culinary Culture Experience
4.8
31 Ratings
Punta Cana
Join Taino Gourmet Cooking Lab and embark on an interactive and fun culinary journey. Learn Dominican and international cuisines, connect with like-minded food enthusiasts, and discover the art of sustainable and healthy cooking.
Join Taino Gourmet Cooking Lab and embark on an interactive and fun culinary journey. Learn Dominican and international cuisines, connect with like-minded food enthusiasts, and discover the art of sustainable and healthy cooking.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Taino Gifts Punta Cana - “Sancocho” is a traditional Dominican soup. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare it using seven different types of meat and local root vegetables: ñame, yuca, yautia, and platano. To enhance the authentic Dominican experience, guests can enjoy dancing bachata and merengue while cooking. Every…
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Taino Gifts Punta Cana - “Sancocho” is a traditional Dominican soup. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare it using seven different types of meat and local root vegetables: ñame, yuca, yautia, and platano. To enhance the authentic Dominican experience, guests can enjoy dancing bachata and merengue while cooking. Every “sancocho” is best enjoyed with Dominican rice and avocado. Guests will be delighted by a delicious dessert and a tasting of local liquor. All participants will be returned to their hotel before midnight, satisfied and joyful.
The cozy “Taino Gourmet Cooking Lab” branded mini-bus will collect guests from their hotel one hour prior to the activity. As soon as the last guest arrives, the “Sancocho Borracho” cooking class will commence.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip transfers
- Cooking class with utensils provided
- Professional interpreter (English/Russian)
- Dinner included
- Local taxes covered
- 2 complimentary glasses of wine or beer per person
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip transfers
- Cooking class with utensils provided
- Professional interpreter (English/Russian)
- Dinner included
- Local taxes covered
- 2 complimentary glasses of wine or beer per person
Meal Options
- Sancocho Soup - Served with rice and “tostones”
- Sancocho Soup - Served with rice and “tostones”
Additional Information
Taino Gourmet Cooking Lab welcomes individuals of all expertise to immerse themselves in the diverse culinary cultures of the Dominican and international cuisines. Each class, thoughtfully designed by our chefs, is comprehensive and user-friendly, irrespective of your cooking prowess. Our commitment at Taino Lab is to use only the finest regional…
Taino Gourmet Cooking Lab welcomes individuals of all expertise to immerse themselves in the diverse culinary cultures of the Dominican and international cuisines. Each class, thoughtfully designed by our chefs, is comprehensive and user-friendly, irrespective of your cooking prowess. Our commitment at Taino Lab is to use only the finest regional ingredients while promoting a sustainable and health-conscious lifestyle. We provide an engaging and enjoyable cooking environment for families, kids, and groups of friends. Discover food enthusiasts like yourself and embark on a remarkable gastronomic expedition with us!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant meals not included
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Cormont Plaza II
Carretera Higüey - Miches
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(31 Ratings)
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R4556nnedwarde
Aug 26, 2025
Leisure - Amazing time and the food when you eat it , DELICIOUS! Nice little getaway from the resorts cuisine. Chef era muy muy amable y nos dió un momento súper !
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Bell1575
Feb 11, 2025
Cooking a Yummy Carribean dish - Excellent experience cooking Carribean food
From cooking the meat, peeling and chopping local veg to eating a lovely meal.
Shout out to Roo (sorry I'm not very good at names - think this was the teachers name). She had an amazing sense of humour and talked us clearly through the process giving us all jobs to do! Everyone was fully involved!
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Gabrielli1617lu
Dec 3, 2024
Great cooking class, amazing food! - Ruth was a great teacher and very interactive with the whole group. We learned how to make san coacha, and then ate it afterwards. It was very
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Voyage46106247487
Dec 3, 2024
Amazing Sancocho Borracho cooking class …con Ruth - Ruth is an incredible teacher - llena de vida y master chef en sancocho . We love Ruth. The class is amazing and perfect for couples and groups
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Doracv504dr
Dec 3, 2024
Fun!!! - Chef Ruth was an amazing host! We had a great time making a 21 ingredient soup and even learn how to dance a little, lol! My husband and I are excited to bring this recipe back home to Canada with us. Such a fun bonding experience as well! As a beginner cooker I was nervous but Ruth gave me lots of great tips & never shamed my un coordinated ness LOL! 💗
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Alyssa_v
Sep 25, 2024
A must do for any foodie - This was a wonderful experience and the food was phenomenal. The chef, Ruth, was awesome. A must do if your a foodie who loves to cook and try new things. Definitely taking this recipe home with us ☺️
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Jet64391807969
Sep 24, 2024
Must try if you like to cook! - If you're a foodie, love to cook, and try new things.... This is for you! We had such a wonderful time and the Sancocho was the best meal we had in the Dominican! The chef was so much fun. 100% recommend.
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Smithe2383
Nov 8, 2024
Rushed but still delicious - The bus they sent arrived over 20 minutes late and then he didn't have my name so we spent another few minutes figuring out if he was the driver I was supposed to go with so we ended up being very late. Due to this the class was very rushed and at times I felt unsafe handling the very sharp knife at such a fast speed. It wasn't the instructors fault, she was great. It was that the room was needed later for other classes. The sancocho borracho we (she) made was delicious! It was by far the best food I've had here during my trip and I'm on day five. If not for the rushing I definitely would've given five stars.
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M1399ajbrendae
Apr 22, 2025
Resort tour rep groups were very very noisy making for a rough experience - Ruth did a good job despite the constant chatter of the iberostar reps who were in our class.It was us and 6 of them with music very loud and their constant loud chatter made it tough to follow or hear the instructor. We had a chocolate lab scheduled but cancelled it due to this experience. I'd say if you choose this tour ask if there is a resort rep group first, if there is id stay away from it.
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Brenda_r
Apr 22, 2025
Not the Best - Well first it started with pickup confusion but got that resolved. We arrived at the cooking lab and they had us wander their store for a half hour. Our cooking experience then began and it went from bad to worse. There was a group of 6 or 7 employees from Iberostar guessing they were tour reps. Very loud and talked constantly. My husband and I paid good money to be ignored and left to cook on our own mostly. They catered heavily to the Iberoatar reps while mostly ignoring my husband and I who paid for the experience. At the end they had all kinds of swag and gifts for the nonpaying guests from Iberostar and sent us on our way empty handed, the paying guests. I get they were trying to persuade them but it left a poor taste in my mouth so much that I cancelled my chocolate lab experience booked at the same place in two days, right there while we ate our "dinner". I believed the reviews but we got no history, no real cooking and were kind of an after thought. Would not recommend this.
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