Argentine dinner and empanada class in Puerto Iguazú

Cook, drink, and eat your way through an Argentine evening

An interactive dinner class in Puerto Iguazú where you make traditional empanadas using repulga sealing techniques, mix a Malbec cocktail, and learn to prepare yerba mate while eating a four-course menu paired with three wines. The experience runs three hours at a communal table with other travelers, and children from age 5 are welcome.

The experience

The evening starts at the shared communal table in Puerto Iguazú, where you'll put on an apron and chef hat and learn to seal traditional Argentine empanadas using different repulga techniques, then compete to see whose turn out best. Before the feast begins, you'll make a Malbec cocktail together, mingling with the other travelers at your table. Bottled water and wine are included throughout.

The four-course menu moves through Argentina's regional specialties: grilled provoleta cheese, chorizo and matambre served family-style with homemade bread; bife de lomo (tenderloin) with gaucho vegetables; and empanadas made earlier in the evening. Three distinct wine selections are paired course by course. The meal finishes with a demonstration of how to prepare yerba mate, the traditional South American tea steeped in ritual and etiquette, which you'll drink alongside homemade alfajores: the typical dulce de leche sandwich cookies you'll assemble yourself.

A live guide leads the class in English, Spanish or Portuguese, keeping the pace conversational and the focus on the food and the people around the table rather than on performance. The whole experience runs about three hours.

What’s included

• Bottled water.
• Malbec cocktail and three wine pairings.
• four-course dinner including empanadas, chorizo, matambre, provoleta cheese, tenderloin with vegetables, and alfajores.
• empanada-making instruction with repulga techniques.
• yerba mate preparation lesson.
• live guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese19:30

Guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese18:15

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 18:15 and 19:30

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (5 to 17 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “Please ring the bell at the front door at the start time, and wait for your hostess to let you in.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Operated by The Argentine Experience - Iguazu

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to cook something you'll actually eat the same night and sit down with other travelers rather than a private group: the shared table and the hands-on start make it social and low-pressure, and the meal itself is substantial enough that the three hours feel full without rushing.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 17 years). Under 5: they can't be included in the booking.

What empanada techniques will I actually learn?

You'll learn to close traditional Argentine empanadas using the repulga technique, the traditional sealing method, and practice it enough to compete with the other travelers at your table. The guide shows you the different ways to fold and seal them before you start.

Is this a cooking class or mostly a dinner?

It's both. You make empanadas and a Malbec cocktail at the start, assemble alfajores for dessert, and learn how to prepare yerba mate at the end, but the main event is the four-course meal itself, which takes up most of the three hours. The cooking parts are short, hands-on introductions rather than deep technique lessons.

Will I be eating with strangers?

Yes, the whole experience happens at a shared communal table, so you'll be seated with other travelers throughout the evening. That's part of the design: you mingle while you cook and eat together.