Peruvian Cooking Class in Cusco: Market Tour & Four Dishes

Cook four Peruvian dishes under a chef who grew up in Cusco's kitchen traditions

A four-hour cooking class in Cusco combines a guided market tour with hands-on instruction in preparing four traditional Peruvian dishes of your choice. A professional chef leads the session in English, and you choose between two cocktails and two main dishes, with vegetarian recipes available. All ingredients, meals and soft drinks are included. You receive a digital cookbook to take home.

The experience

The class starts at the city's market, where the chef walks you through the stalls and explains the ingredients that define Peruvian cooking. You taste local breads, cheeses and exotic fruits as you learn what makes each one matter to the dishes you'll prepare later. This isn't a tour of the market as a sight. It's a working introduction to the raw materials you're about to cook with.

Back in the workshop, you prepare four dishes under the chef's guidance. The menu includes Pisco Sour or Passion Fruit Sour to start; a choice between Rocoto Relleno (chili pepper stuffed with meat, cheese and baked) or Causa Rellena (potato cake with fish tartare and avocado); Trout Ceviche with Mango and Avocado; and Lomo Saltado (beef tenderloin with soy and oyster sauce, served with native potato fries). Vegetarian versions are available. Complimentary water and non-alcoholic drinks keep you going through the session, and you eat what you've made.

At the end, you walk away with a digital cookbook of Peruvian recipes so you can recreate the dishes at home. The chef leading the class is from Cusco and has trained with some of the country's best, so the instruction carries both tradition and technique.

What’s included

• Guided market tour with tastings of local breads, cheeses and fruits.
• hands-on instruction in preparing four Peruvian dishes.
• all ingredients and meals.
• choice of two cocktails.
• soft beverages and non-alcoholic drinks.
• digital cookbook with Peruvian recipes to take home.

Days and timesDaily · 09:00 and 15:00

Ages18 to 59 years · 14 to 17 years · 9 to 13 years · Under 9 — No ticket type: can't be added to a booking

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “In front of the main door of the Aranwa Hotel, near the Plaza Regocijo. After reaching the main door of the Aranwa Hotel, cross the street. Our workshop is behi…”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or 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 CUSCO GASTRONOMIC TOURS & COOKING CLASS

Is this one for you?Join a small group learning from a Cusco chef who trained with the country's best. This works well if you want hands-on cooking instruction grounded in local tradition rather than a demonstration you watch from the side.

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Top questions

Can children come?

14 to 17 years; 9 to 13 years. Under 9: no ticket type, they can't be added to a booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24h before the start.

What's included in the four-hour cooking class?

All ingredients, the meals you prepare, soft beverages, and your choice between two cocktails are included. You also receive a digital cookbook with Peruvian recipes at the end of the session.

Can I choose which dishes to cook?

You choose between two main dishes: Rocoto Relleno or Causa Rellena. The cocktail starter is also your choice: Pisco Sour or Passion Fruit Sour. Vegetarian versions of the main dishes are available.

What happens at the market tour part?

The chef takes you through the market to show you the traditional ingredients used in Peruvian cooking, and you taste local breads, cheeses and exotic fruits to understand what you'll be working with in the kitchen.

What language is the class taught in?

The chef leads the class in English, so instruction and explanations are in English throughout.