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Quito Cooking Class: Traditional Dishes in Colonial House with Market Tour
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culinary culture of Quito with a cooking class led by Andres. Explore the local market, learn to make traditional dishes with a gourmet twist, and enjoy a delicious meal in a beautiful Colonial house. Book now!
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culinary culture of Quito with a cooking class led by Andres. Explore the local market, learn to make traditional dishes with a gourmet twist, and enjoy a delicious meal in a beautiful Colonial house. Book now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Venezuela & Rocafuerte - Market Tour
Visiting the market in Ecuador is a one-of-a-kind experience!
You´ll discover the best smells, tastes, and colors of fruits, vegetables, and spices that will help you create the perfect Ecuadorian meal. Andres will take you on a tour of the Central Market and the surrounding area. Here you will meet the best…
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Venezuela & Rocafuerte - Market Tour
Visiting the market in Ecuador is a one-of-a-kind experience!
You´ll discover the best smells, tastes, and colors of fruits, vegetables, and spices that will help you create the perfect Ecuadorian meal. Andres will take you on a tour of the Central Market and the surrounding area. Here you will meet the best specialty vendors, the stand that has the freshest vegetables, yesteryear meat vendors, the lady who always has the best fruits, the medicinal herb stand, the mote vendor, the flower girl and an exotic fruit juice stand. The experience starts off by shopping for fresh ingredients and local products, some of which you will not be able to find anywhere else in the world.
Cooking Class
At the Cooking Class you will meet the Chef, my best friend’s mom who will teach you all the local secrets and will tell you the best stories of yesteryear Quito. You will make everything from scratch, chopping, dicing, and cooking like a true local.
Time to Eat
Once finished in the kitchen, the chef sets a beautiful table and all the hard work pays off. It´s time to enjoy your meal in a Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito.
Highly recommended experience!
What's Included
- Apron and chef hat for use during cooking class
- Recipes
- Lunch
- Tour of Central Market and Cooking Class
- Carbonated beverages
- Apron and chef hat for use during cooking class
- Recipes
- Lunch
- Tour of Central Market and Cooking Class
- Carbonated beverages
What's Not Included
- Extra food and drinks not mentioned on itinerary
- Tips for the chef/guide
- Extra food and drinks not mentioned on itinerary
- Tips for the chef/guide
Meal Options
- Locro de Papa (Potato Cheese Soup) - The Locro de Papa is a classic dish from Quito. It is a savory dish, with tons of cheese, potatoes and decorated with an avocado rose.
- Quinoa Soup - For those that are lactose intolerant a Quinoa Soup is right up their alley.
- Traditional Quito Shrimp Ceviche - Served with shrimp cooked to perfection, onions,…
- Locro de Papa (Potato Cheese Soup) - The Locro de Papa is a classic dish from Quito. It is a savory dish, with tons of cheese, potatoes and decorated with an avocado rose.
- Quinoa Soup - For those that are lactose intolerant a Quinoa Soup is right up their alley.
- Traditional Quito Shrimp Ceviche - Served with shrimp cooked to perfection, onions, various tomato textures, and orange juice. (The starter dish can be modified to your requests)
- Chicken or Veggie Tamales - Tamales are made in an achira leaf and cooked in a special pot for tamales. They are fun to make and very tasty.
- Empanadas - Empanadas are such a tasty treat. We can make cheese filled, cheese and onion filled or chicken stew filled empanadas.
- Encocado de Pescado (Coconut Fish Dish) - You will cook the fish with a delicious coconut sauce. The fish is served with yellow rice, plantain chips, and a garden salad.
- Chocolate Soup - The dish includes a variety of Ecuadorian fresh fruits and a chocolate sauce made with real Ecuadorian cocoa and a bit of liquor.
- Quimbolito Quiteño (Fluffy cake in a leaf) - Quimbolitos are awesome, they are a traditional dessert in Quito, a fluffy cake steamed inside an achira leaf.
Additional Information
Andres (the owner) will meet you at your hotel, if your hotel is close to the market we will walk there, if not we will take my comfy SUV. Andres will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is…
Andres (the owner) will meet you at your hotel, if your hotel is close to the market we will walk there, if not we will take my comfy SUV. Andres will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in a beautiful Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience!
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
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Williamsdownunder
Nov 9, 2025
Amazingly authentic ecuadorian cooking class and shopping experience. - Great fun and a wonderful authentic ecuadorian experience.
We started with a market shopping trip then a cooking class and meal, lovely food and amazing hosts.
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Gary_v
Nov 7, 2025
A great opportunity to learn about traditional Ecuadorian cuisine! - Our cooking class was everything we had hoped for, and more! Andre took us through the market where we saw the many vendors of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs. We sampled some delicious examples of Ecuadorian fruits. Exotic to us ... and delicious.
We then moved to the cooking class, where Silvia and Chef Magola explained to us the cooking traditions of Ecuador and guided us through the preparation of a delicious lunch.
Simple, fresh ingredients and simple ( and surprisingly quick) cooking methods combined to create a wonderful and very healthy meal!
We left with delicious memories and recipes to try at home. Thank you, Andres, Silvia and Chef Magola for creating such an exceptional experience for us!
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Layla
Oct 24, 2025
Fantastic cooking class - Fantastic cooking experience! We learned so much from the two wonderful women hosting the class. The food turned out amazing especially the shrimp ceviche 😋. Everything is very well organized and we had a great time from start to finish. Highly recommend this tour!
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Californiatraveler86
Oct 23, 2025
A really great experience! - We were picked up at our hotel, which we really appreciated, and were taken to the central market, where our guide (who spoke excellent English) showed us around and bought us delicious smoothies made from local fruits, prior to taking us to the cooking class. The class was in a charming part of the historic center, tucked into a very nice setting with a lovely courtyard. The ladies who taught it were very friendly, gracious, delightful to be with, and excellent cooks. The food we made was delicious! It was a lovely way to spend a half of a day!
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Anonymous
Oct 10, 2025
Excellent experience with... - Excellent experience with Andres, his wife, Silvia and their friend. They are very friendly and warm people and make the whole experience very personal. The market tour with Andres was most interesting, learning about their fruits, vegetables, legumes, herbs, poultry etc. The cooking experience was with 2 ladies in a lovely old house in the old town. While the experience is not that hands on (the ladies did the cooking, while we chopped a few things and observe), it was still very nice and cosy. The ladies chatted like friends throughout and we did learn a lot!
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Holly_b
Sep 9, 2025
Great cooking class. - This cooking class was phenomenal. My best friend and I learned alot. We also had alot of fun. The potato soup and ceviche was sooooo good. An awakening of the taste buds. One of the highlights was going to the market, where we learned about different fruits.
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636shreyab
Sep 6, 2025
Highly recommend! - Had the best time with Andre and Sylvia and the team, from the market tour of the yummy local fruits, to the lovely cooking class which kindly catered to our dietary requirements as well as the whole team being really accomodating with our schedule and early flight! Would highly recommend!!
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Will
Aug 20, 2025
You can't leave Quito without experiencing this market tour and cooking class! - From start to finish, we had such a a fantastic time. The tour of the Central Market was fascinating and we got to sample some absolutely delicious Ecuadorian fruits and juices. And then the cooking class experience was just the best. We were welcomed with such warmth and we felt right at home. I would absolutely recommend this experience to anyone visiting Quito. My wife and I have done cooking classes in Thailand, South Africa, and now in Ecuador, and this cooking class was definitely our favorite!
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Christopher_m
Aug 18, 2025
Lovely private cooking class with very tasty food! - My husband and I were looking for a small cooking class and if you are interested in the same I would highly recommend this one if you are in Quito! It ended up being just us two which was great. Apparently they like to keep the groups small as well. Andres picked us up from our hotel in the morning. There are multiple times to choose from which was nice if you want an early start or a bit later. He toured us around the market, we sampled fruits and juice and herbs. Then we went to a small kitchen in the old downtown area and cooked with his wife and her friend. It’s situated next to a peaceful, quiet little courtyard with a water fountain. I’m not sure if the dishes vary depending on the day but we made a hot fruit drink, ceviche, potato soup, snacks and fried plantains. All of the food was so tasty and could be seasoned more or less to our liking. The best part was being able to ask questions and make conversation. And of course the final lunch at the end! Certainly take a few hours of your time to try this and take home some easy to replicate recipes!
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Jjmarkson
Oct 4, 2025
Excellent but! - The cooking class was great. Two very warm and friendly chefs teach the class. We are so much food we had to skip dinner. The recipes were easily followed and we will recreate them at home. We all felt like we got the "bums rush" during the market tour. We were picked up late at our hotel and the the tour leader Andres was rushing to another tour. If not for that It would be a five star review but we felt short changed on the market tour
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