Cooking Class in Ollantaytambo

We will start out with a visit to the market with your cooking teacher. She will show you the market, point out the traditional foods there, and select the ingredients for the meal we will be making. Then, we will make our way to the Awamaki office, where the cooking class takes place.

Descripción en Español abajo

With the guidance of your teacher, we will make our dinner menu. An example menu may be an appetizer of solterito, a traditional salad of Andean cheese, vegetables, aba beans and large-kernel corn, with a main dish of papa a la huancaina, which is potatoes served with an Andean pepper-cheese sauce. Alternatively, you may eat causa, a cold layered dish with lemony potatoes, chicken and avocado, with rocoto relleno, a Peruvian hot pepper stuffed with cheese and vegetables. You will also learn a traditional drink, like limonada or chicha morada, a lightly sweet purple corn drink.

Your teacher will show you how to prepare ingredients, assemble and cook the dishes. Your class will be accompanied by an Awamaki representative to assist and translate. After preparing the food, you will sit down to enjoy the meal with your teacher.

Menus are subject to change depending on the availability of ingredients and the specialties of your teachers. Please share any dietary restrictions with us during your booking, under Special Instructions.

ITINERARY

• Meet in the plaza at 4pm 
• Walk to the local market for a tour and to buy ingredients
• Walk to Awamaki’s office
• Prepare your refreshment, to drink while you prepare the ingredients under your
  teacher’s instruction
• Cook your appetizer and main course
• Sit down with your teacher to enjoy your food!

PICKUP

We will meet in the Plaza de Armas in front of La Esquina Café 

DESCRIPCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL

Aprenda platos tradicionales de Perú con sus maestros de cocina y socios comunitarios, Jenny y Ruth. Con la guía de tu profesor, haremos nuestro menú de cena. Un ejemplo de menú puede ser un aperitivo de solterito, una ensalada tradicional de queso andino, verduras, frijoles aba y maíz de grano grande, con un plato principal de papa a la huancaína, que son papas servidas con una salsa de rocoto andino y queso. Su clase estará acompañada por un representante de Awamaki para ayudar y traducir. Después de preparar la comida, te sentarás a disfrutar de la comida con tu profesor. Los menús están sujetos a cambios según la disponibilidad de ingredientes y las especialidades de sus profesores.

ITINERARIO

• Reunirse en la plaza
• Camine hasta el mercado para hacer un recorrido y comprar ingredientes.
• Camine a la oficina de Awamaki
• Prepara tu refresco, para beber mientras preparas los ingredientes bajo las instrucciones de tu profesor
• Cocina tu entrada y plato principal
• ¡Siéntate con tu profesor para disfrutar de tu comida!