Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit
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Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit
By TASTE Peruvian Cooking Studio
Recommended by 99% of travelers
This number is based on the percentage of all Tripadvisor reviews for this product that have a bubble rating of 4 or higher
Benefit from a Peruvian cooking class in Cusco combined with a tour of the local market. Start by exploring San Pedro Market and learning from your guide about typical ingredients. Continue with a hands-on cooking lesson at a colonial-style home where you help to prepare a 3-course meal. Make and eat classic dishes such as ceviche, quinoa, and Pisco sours, finished with fresh coffee and fruits.
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$55.00
from per adult
$55.00
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Ages 0-99, max of 8 per group
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
English, Spanish
Highlights
- Learn about high-end Peruvian cuisine from a professional chef
- Includes cooking lesson, and gourmet lunch or dinner
- Make classic Peruvian fare with a modern twist
- Shake up a Pisco Sour, Peru's national cocktail
Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best
2022
- An advanced english speaking professional chef and guide (Fully Vaccinated)
- A fully immersive one tour across the local San Pedro Market.
- A three hours hands-on cooking class in our private Cooking Studio.
- All ingredients and equipment.
- Purified water, alcoholic beverages
- Coffee and/or Tea
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Extra Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Departure details
- Plazoleta San Pedro, C. Sta. Clara, Cusco 08002, Peru Meet point in San Pedro Market entrance door no.1
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 67834P1- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Be able to walk within the market and to the studio (5 minute walk)
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit
- During the Covid-19 outbreak season we will try to manage working with reduced and private groups. Our chef is fully vaccinated.
What you can expect during your visit- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- How much is Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit?
- Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit price starts from $55.00. Discover and book Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit on Tripadvisor
- What is the Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit cancellation policy?
- Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit?
- Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit is hosted by TASTE Peruvian Cooking Studio. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact TASTE Peruvian Cooking Studio on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 4h. Discover and book Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 67834P1
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Agsmith08
00Unforgettable experience!
Alvaro was the host who gave the most! Truly an unforgettable and special experience! Would recommend 100%!
bernieonthego777
00First time cooking Peruvian food, loved it.
So much fun, creative, and historical. Food was so tasty. Loved that we went shopping first at the San Pedro Mark…
DRDS2020
00Great experience
We had a class with Alvaro. He took us shopping at the market and explained the layout and took us for an interesti…
Hbeans13
00Great cooking experience
Great class, hands on, nice to do the shopping at San Pedro Market. It was fun to start the class by making a pisco…
U1246ICruthk
00Great class with Alvaro!
Peruvian Cooking Class and Market Tour--we had a great tour of the Cusco Market where Alvaro showed us many exotic …
michaelmW2322PF
00Cooking with Chef Alvaro is the best!
We took this class in the afternoon with two friends. Chef Alvaro met us at the Mercado Central to buy the ingredie…
nanwuxbd
00Cooking class is the best way to connect with people!!
I strongly recommended taking a cooking class in Peru. The amount of variety at the market can be overwhelming, and…
calg56
00Excelent exprience
Excellent experience, totally recommended, first you go on a shopping tour of the San Predro market and then you pr…
jacobroz53
00Awesome Peruvian cooking experience
I found this experience thru Airbnb Experiences, and I'm definitely glad I decided to sign up! It was a small group…
emmajc2022
00Fantastic experience
The tour around San Pedro Market was so interesting then Christian's cooking class was great. He is very knowledge…
pedrotorre88
00Wonderful experience
Fun, educational and super tasty! We enjoyed the class so much. We visited Cristian for lunch and we prepared a 4 …
Davidhansonblanch
00Awesome experience with great guide!
This cooking class was one of the highlights of our trip to Peru. Chef was great, food was awesome, and the facilit…
cawasmith
00One of our Honeymoon highlights
We spent time in Peru for our honeymoon and it was wonderful. This cooking experience was not just for the food (al…
douglash927
00Great Cooking Experience in Cusco
We had a wonderful time with Christian learning all about Peruvian cuisine. The food market buying tour was a high…
lesliebrebner
00Fun Time!
What a great add-on to our trip to Machu Picchu! Our host was friendly, funny and a fantastic host. We thoroughly …
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Lydia K
4 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
We did this cooking class last week on one of our spare days in Cusco. Couldn’t recommend it enough. It was a great way to spend 4 hours and we left feeling very content and full. The chef started by taking us around San Pedro market - this tour was much more in depth than the one we had received during our separate free walking tour. We started by preparing a pisco sour and then cooked three Peruvian dishes (starter, main, desert), which I think is incredible value for money.
We also did a chocolate making workshop in the same week, through a separate company. If you only have time for one of these experiences, I would definitely recommend the cooking class first
We also did a chocolate making workshop in the same week, through a separate company. If you only have time for one of these experiences, I would definitely recommend the cooking class first
Written April 7, 2023
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red
Jersey City, NJ5 contributions
Nov 2022
Alvaro was amazing! He met us at the San Pedro market for a private tour and turned what would be a pretty overwhelming scene into an unforgettable experience. Picking out fresh ingredients made cooking our meals a lot more fun! While cooking he kept us entertained and laughing the whole time, and can clearly make cooks of any experience level feel comfortable and excited. The ceviche we made with him was the best we had in all of Peru (and we had a LOT). 10/10 would recommend to anyone staying in Cusco!
Written January 9, 2023
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Sharon J
5 contributions
Jul 2022
10/10 would absolutely recommend if you’re interested in local Peruvian cuisine and ingredients and like a bit of cooking. It was a really small group - just 6 people and the chef. We loved learning about the local produce and spices in San Pedro market, then used several of the fruits and spices to make our meal: passionfruit pisco sour, tiradito, alpaca and a fruit cup for dessert - all delicious!
Our guide / chef Alvaro was incredibly engaging and knowledgeable and really made it a wonderful experience. He has a really impressive background, having worked in a variety of professional kitchens before, and it was clear he just loved doing this type of event. He was very accepting of dietary restrictions and made alterations as needed without any issues.
It was a great first experience in Cusco, and it was helpful to have the base knowledge of Peruvian ingredients throughout the rest of our trip.
Our guide / chef Alvaro was incredibly engaging and knowledgeable and really made it a wonderful experience. He has a really impressive background, having worked in a variety of professional kitchens before, and it was clear he just loved doing this type of event. He was very accepting of dietary restrictions and made alterations as needed without any issues.
It was a great first experience in Cusco, and it was helpful to have the base knowledge of Peruvian ingredients throughout the rest of our trip.
Written July 25, 2022
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Rchar
Montreal, Canada22 contributions
Apr 2022
Taste Peruvian Cooking class was one of the first activities we did when we arrived in Cusco and was such an incredibly positive experience. Christian is welcoming and taught us so much about the culture and ingredients in Peru while walking through San Pedro market. Then we moved on to the cooking class, where he allowed each of us to prepare our own dish with his guidance. We prepared a maracuya sour, cooked a Tiradito, an alpaca steak with chimichurri sauce, and a fresh fruit parfait for desert. After each dish, we go to the dining room with the rest of the team to eat. I was absolutely amazed at how delicious each of the dishes were. I have done several cooking classes in the past and this is by far the best one. It felt like being surrounded by family and cooking a supper together. I would highly recommend doing Taste Peruvian cooking class!
Written May 15, 2022
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Tegan K
7 contributions
Alvaro and his assistant made this experience wonderful. My husband and I were celebrating my honeymoon and felt instantly at home with Alvaro’s kind and friendly demeanor when he met us at the market. He is a gifted storyteller and historian and we learned SO much about so many ingredients and about the market itself!
Alvaro made it easy to make beautiful dishes. We had so much fun with the ingredients and tried so many new fruits!
The whole experience with Alvaro and his assistant was so comfortable and friendly! We would recommend this to anyone who even has a small desire to learn more about Peruvian food!
Alvaro made it easy to make beautiful dishes. We had so much fun with the ingredients and tried so many new fruits!
The whole experience with Alvaro and his assistant was so comfortable and friendly! We would recommend this to anyone who even has a small desire to learn more about Peruvian food!
Written December 11, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Connector570279
Brooksville, FL2 contributions
If you are looking for an amazing experience, stop right here! I never knew that cooking could be so much fun and so educational. The food was amazing but more importantly the tips that we were able to take away from the Chef was extremely impressive. We had a blast cooking, eating, joking and celebrating our Anniversary with two other couples and Chef. Totally, inspired and impressed!
Written October 10, 2022
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Sarah G
10 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
This was one of our favorite experiences in Cusco! Our chef, Alvaro, was amazing and did a great job explaining everything to us at the San Pedro Market. The class is small and intimate (8 people max) which allows you to really get to know the group. The dishes we made were all delicious and it was so great to share a drink and a meal with great company! Highly recommend this class!
Written May 16, 2023
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Candice R
17 contributions
Nov 2022 • Solo
Alvero was a great cooking instructor and tour guide! The market tour was fun—we got to try chocolate and we even got fresh ingredients for our cooking class! The cooking studio was gorgeous! Bright and colorful table setting and a cool kitchen with gas stoves built right into the countertop.
Alvero kept us laughing and definitely had some quality chef experience that allowed the group to make some amazing food!
I’m vegan and there were vegan options for every hint
(tarwi beans instead of fish in the ceviche—so delicious! and seared mushrooms instead of alpaca meat). Everything was so tasty and it was fun to start off the class shaking our own passionfruit pisco sours (mine did not have the egg white and it still had a lovely froth and smooth mouth feel! It was better than a vegan pisco sour I’d gotten at a fancy cocktail bar!). I loved the tropical fruit dessert, as well.
10/10 would recommend you take this cooking class!
Alvero kept us laughing and definitely had some quality chef experience that allowed the group to make some amazing food!
I’m vegan and there were vegan options for every hint
(tarwi beans instead of fish in the ceviche—so delicious! and seared mushrooms instead of alpaca meat). Everything was so tasty and it was fun to start off the class shaking our own passionfruit pisco sours (mine did not have the egg white and it still had a lovely froth and smooth mouth feel! It was better than a vegan pisco sour I’d gotten at a fancy cocktail bar!). I loved the tropical fruit dessert, as well.
10/10 would recommend you take this cooking class!
Written November 19, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Ruth Drummond
Vila Cha, Portugal35 contributions
I cannot emphasise enough how much we enjoyed this experience. Álvaro the chef met us at San Pedro Market and showed us lots of Peruvian fruit, roots, pulses, meat, fish, vegetables, herbs, spices, coffee, chocolate ....... explaining their history, method of cooking and taste. It was so informative and interesting. Álvaro switched between Spanish and English to make sure everyone understood. Then we went to the Taste Casa where we learned about Pisco before making our own pisco sours 😀. The lunch we prepared from scratch consisted of cerviche, quinoa risotto and fruit cocktail. I am a really bad cook lol but Álvaro made it so easy, and hand on heart I can say that this is the best meal I have ever prepared in my life. My partner is a trained chef with his own restaurant, yet he too thoroughly enjoyed the experience of preparing dishes with which he is unfamiliar. We would happily have paid to have this meal using fresh, tasty ingredients in a restaurant, but here we had the added bonus of preparing it ourselves. Amazing fun!
Written July 8, 2022
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donsinla
1 contribution
Oct 2022
This was a fun option to our tour of Cusco. Chef Alvaro took us through the San Pedro market and the many vendors who sold the goods we would be using in our lunch. While he and his sous chef did most of the food prep, he took us through each step and guided us in making our own passion fruit pisco sours, ceviche, quinoa risotto and fruit parfait to our individual tastes. This was a fun and delicious small group activity. Highly recommended.
Written October 20, 2022
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Maximilian
Düsseldorf, Germany9 contributions
Hello, is there still the opportunity to join the lunch cooking class tomorrow (8th of march)? I am one person and would like to join if possible.
Stefan N
Boulder, CO35 contributions
For fastest response time you might want to go through AirBnb Experiences!
12ammarc
1 contribution
Hi, I'm interested in booking for July 17th for 4 adults. I couldn't book on the website. Is there availability.
tcbphdargon
Great Neck, NY45 contributions
I’m a vegetarian. We eat most fish but not seafood (no octopus, clams, mussels, shrimp, etc.). And cannot eat gluten. Will this class work for me?
pjduboux
Hartland, WI14 contributions
I believe Chris will accommodate you, but you might want to let him know ahead of time so he can plan accordingly. Although he's probably great on the fly, too! This class was a definite highlight of our trip so I'd hate for you to miss it!
Ale Perin
Balneario Camboriu, SC21 contributions
Olá! Estou tentando fazer uma reserva para o dia 8 de setembro e aparece como rejeitado o nosso pedido. Pode me dizer porque isso ocorre? Não terá visitação e aula de culinária neste dia? Obrigada
Parisa N
Bogota, Colombia113 contributions
Hi,
What time does the lunch tour start? When should we be at the market and how do we find you?
Thanks,
Parisa
simonattfield
Horley, UK12 contributions
We met Chris outside the main entrance to the market at 9 am. You will spot Chis as he is tall for a Peruvian.
edubNorthridge
Los Angeles3 contributions
can we do a class not using pork? My friend is allergic to fish, any suggestions?
Samantha G
29 contributions
Yes, Christian is very accommodating just let him know ahead of time!
Anna
Rochester, UK1 contribution
Hello, what time does the lunchtime class start and finish please?
Marty
Cork, Ireland4 contributions
From memory it started around 9am with a trip to the market for ingredients. Then back to the kitchen and eat your own prepared lunch around 12.30pm. So finished around 1/1.30pm.
Really great and well worth it.
