Arequipa Peruvian Cooking Class in a Garden Courtyard
From €39 per person
See availability →This Arequipa cooking class has you chopping, mixing and cooking a two-course Peruvian meal in an open-air garden courtyard, then eating it with a small group.
This Arequipa cooking class takes place a few blocks from the Main Square, inside the historic Casa de Ávila Hotel. The kitchen is open to the air and sits inside a quiet garden courtyard, so you cook among plants rather than behind closed doors.
A bilingual host hands you an apron and chef hat and you work with your own hands from start to finish. You choose a Traditional, Andean or Marine menu, and along the way the host tells you where the layered causa and the sizzling lomo saltado come from and how other cultures shaped them. Expect to chop fresh ingredients, pick up local techniques and get tips on swapping ingredients so you can cook the same flavours back home.
- Your own dishes, made by you, with all tools and ingredients provided
- A full tasting of the two-course meal you cooked
- Chicha morada and the homemade Marcacuchicha, plus fresh water
- The recipe booklet arrives by email afterwards, together with digital photos and videos of the session
Once the plates are ready, you sit down at the table with the rest of a small group of food-loving travellers. Beer and local wine can be bought on the spot. The class is not suitable for children under 10, wheelchair users or visually impaired guests.