Visit the home of a local chef to a get a personal lesson in the flavors and cooking style of the Caribbean! The local cooks are not professional culinary instructors but this is the best way to experience real local flavor, know the community’s food and can learn about their culture. You'll get to practice your patois (or your Spanish) and learn some recipes you can take home with you. Using fruits and veggies typical to coastal Talamanca learn to cook patacones, bread fruit, rice and beans in coconut milk, batidos, fish or chicken in Caribbean Sauce and more! Class includes bilingual instruction and, of course, you'll get to eat the food you prepare. Chicken, fish, or vegetarian options available.
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Starts at:
$47/person
Speaks: English, Spanish and Other Local Language
Highlights
- Visit the home of a local Talamancan chef
- Get an intimate lesson in Caribbean flavors inside the chef's home
- Prepare a traditional meal and learn about local ingredients
- Eat what you make!
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Talamanca Ecotourism and Conservation Association (ATEC)
Locally Owned Community Association
ATEC is Puerto Viejo’s original ecotourism provider. For over 25 years, they’ve been providing ecologically and socially responsible activities throughout the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. Take a local cooking class, go for a surf lesson, trek through the rainforest, tour a local chocolate farm and much more as you explore the beautfiul and culturally rich Caribbean coast.
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