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Bogotá: Carimañola Cooking Class + 5 Tastings with Family

Location Bogotá, Colombia
$70
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Carimañolas, Colombia's beloved crispy fried yuca fritters, await your culinary touch in this immersive cooking class. Delve into the rich tapestry of Colombian culture, history, and flavors as you learn from local chefs in a cozy Bogotá family home.

  • 👩‍🍳 Hands-On Cooking Class: Engage in a 4-hour interactive experience where you'll learn to craft authentic carimañolas from start to finish.
  • 🌍 Cultural Insights: Uncover the African influences and regional secrets that elevate this dish beyond a simple appetizer.
  • 🥘 Your expert guide, Andres, a graduate of Colombia's top culinary university, will share invaluable techniques alongside family matriarch Doña.
  • 🧑‍🍳 Master the art of selecting fresh yuca, ensuring your carimañolas have the perfect texture and flavor.
  • 🌶️ Create a delicious filling using Caribbean spices and aromatics, crafted from scratch for an authentic taste.
  • 🔥 Shape, stuff, and fry your carimañolas to golden perfection, achieving a delightful crispy exterior and molten interior.
  • 📚 Learn about the African culinary heritage that shapes this iconic dish, enriching your understanding of Colombian cuisine.
  • 🍽️ Savor your creations alongside Pastel de Yuca, Colombian Guacamole, and refreshing Lulo juice, celebrating your culinary success.
  • 🌱 Vegan-friendly options are available upon request, ensuring everyone can partake in this culinary journey.
  • 👥 With a maximum of 5 guests, enjoy an intimate and personalized cooking experience.

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Traditional Colombian Cooking: Make Carimañolas
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours

  • Lunch
  • Bottled water

Meeting point
Looking forward to meeting you outside our family home, right by the black door
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Looking forward to meeting you outside our family home, right by the black door

Cook carimañolas — Colombia's crispy fried yuca fritters — in a hands-on class inside a real Bogotá family home. Discover the African-Colombian roots of this iconic street food and the regional cooking secrets of Colombia's Caribbean coast.

Your host Andres studied at Colombia's top culinary university and cooks alongside Doña, the family matriarch who has been making carimañolas for decades.

The class unfolds in 5 hands-on steps:

1. Select the Cassava — learn to identify fresh yuca by texture and freshness, the first secret to great carimañolas.
2. Craft the Filling — Colombian spices and aromatics from the Caribbean coast, made from scratch.
3. Fry Your Carimañolas — shape, stuff, and fry until golden. Crispy outside, molten inside.
4. Learn the Secrets — discover the African culinary heritage behind this iconic Colombian dish.
5. Taste & Celebrate — enjoy carimañolas, Pastel de Yuca, Colombian Guacamole, and fresh Lulo juice together.

Vegan-friendly options available upon request. Maximum 5 guests.

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Bogotá: Carimañola Cooking Class + 5 Tastings with Family

    Location Bogotá, Colombia
    $70
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 — You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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