Cooking class in Salvador, an authentic dinning experience
Traveling is about finding out new things. One of the best ways is through culinary. So, learning about it gives you a good sense of the culture, people, and habits of a country. Brazilian gastronomy is very rich, tasty, and full of wonders. In this culinary class, besides having hands-on practice and learning about the recipes, you will have an idea of their roots. A truly DIY experience with nice conversation, drinks, and fun.
Options
1 hour market tour+cook class
1 hour Market tour/4 h cooking: Activity starts at Rio Vermelho Market, visiting the fruit and typical products stands, local cachaça and wine store.
Duration: 1 hour: You get to know traditional ingredients, buy gifts or anything of your interest. After that, you go to the cooking class
1 hour Market tour/ Cook class: 1 hour market tour+4 hour cooking class
After tour you will be driven(included) to the house of the cooking class.
Small car with A.C.
What's included in Cooking class in Salvador, an authentic dinning experience
(Subject to Option Inclusions)If only the cooking class is booked it will start at the home where the activity happens. You start preparing our signature drink "caipirinha", with a fruit of your choice. While you sip your drink and eat some appetizers, you prepare our famous bread "pão de queijo". You will learn about the ingredients, and their origin and also try the vegetables, cooked in a very simple way, they are part of our cuisine and its roots. Our special cheese is "queijo coalho", to have that you will learn a delicious pineapple pepper jelly that goes together. Since the desert needs to cool off you prepare that first, "brigadeiro" is a traditional sweet, easy to make, and popular in any Cafes you visit in Brazil. For the main dish you marinate the fish, or prawns, or seafood, which will be part of the "moqueca". The side dishes for that, also prepared, are Brazilian style rice, "pirão", "farofa". To finish the experience, you can have coffee from the Bahia region, followed by liqueur. So if you like a DIY and hands-on type of thing, enthralled with nice conversation and some fun, meanwhile you get tips about Salvador, this class is for you.
Food Menu
STARTER - Brazilian cheese bread
Bread made with yuka flour and cheese
STARTER - Pineaple pepper jelly
Special jelly with a tropical touch to be served with grilled Brazilian cheese
STARTER - Camarão na tapioca
Deep fry shrimp breaded in tapioca flour, a very famous appetizer in Bahia.
MAIN - Moqueca
One of the main dishes in Brazil, especially in Bahia. Made with either fish, prawns, or seafood, cooked in coconut milk, vegetables, and palm oil.
MAIN - Farofa
To be served with the moqueca. Made with yuka flour, banana, and butter.
MAIN - Pirão
The leftover broth of the moqueca is stired with yuka flour.
DESSERT - Brigadeiro
Very popular sweet, like a fudge ball.
Inclusions
- Guided cooking class
- Learn and enjoy 8 recipes between appertizers, main dish, dessert.
- Make and drink unlimited caipirinhas (brazilian famous cocktail) while you cook and learn about our culinary. A fun way to do it.
- Brazilian tea and soda (guarana), fruit cocktail (caipirinha with no alcohol, if you prefer), sparkling water, brazilian coffee from the region.
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- We can accommodated dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten free. Just indicate them when booking
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Only for the market tour, I will meet you at Mercado do Rio Vermelho, known as Ceasinha. Then we will drive to my home where the culinary activity will take place. After finish you go back to your accommodation on your own.