Market tour, cooking class and organic meal with a Colombian family

During your guided Bogota market tour you will visit the public market in Quirigua with Juan Andres and Valentina. This is a traditional organic market where high-quality fruits and vegetable are sold, along with everything else you need to prepare a great meal. As you browse the stalls you’ll get to sample an arepa (a corn cake stuffed with beef, chicken or cheese) and drink a fresh fruit juice. You might also get to learn how Colombian fruit salads are made with ingredients like exotic fruits, granola, cheese, condensed milk and ice cream.

Juan Andres and Valentina are talented home cooks who are excited to teach travelers how to cook some of the best Colombian home-style dishes in their cooking class in Bogota. They are particularly interested in recreating traditional Colombian dishes to be healthier. Join them in their home kitchen for a Bogotá cooking class where they will teach you to prepare typical dishes like ajiaco santafereño (chicken and potato soup), bandeja paisa (the national dish of Colombia) or a special vegetarian meal, canelazo (a hot Colombian drink made with raw sugar, aguardiente, fruits and species) or carajillo (wine with aguardiente) or Colombian cocktails.

Join Juan Andres and Valentina in their cozy flat for a three-course meal. You will get to taste traditional Colombian dishes like ajiaco santafereño (stew made with farm-raised chicken and organic vegetables) or special vegetarian dishes like Andean potato salad made with a variety of potatoes, grains and nuts, or quinoa with vegetables or pumpkin cream and a Colombian cheese plate served with nuts and fruits. Your meal might conclude with a traditional lulo dessert and guanabana (soursop) juice.