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Neighborhood Market Tour & South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
$162
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Chennai Culinary Experience provides an immersive 5-hour journey into South Indian cuisine. Enjoy a market visit, a hands-on cooking lesson, and a delicious in-home meal with a local host.
- 🛒 Visit a vibrant local market to discover fresh vegetables and flowers while interacting with local vendors.
- ☕ Start with a traditional South Indian coffee at your host's home, setting the stage for a delightful experience.
- 👩🍳 Join Jyashree in her kitchen for a comprehensive cooking lesson, where you’ll learn to prepare classic dishes like vegetable poriyal, flavored rice, and rasam.
- 🍽️ Experience the joy of cooking a traditional South Indian Iyer sapaad, a vegetarian Tamil Brahmin meal, using fresh seasonal ingredients.
- 🍌 Enjoy your meal served on a banana leaf, featuring a variety of dishes you've helped prepare along with pre-made specialties.
- 🥘 Savor handmade dosas, crispy South Indian crepes, accompanying your meal for an authentic touch.
- 🍯 Sample seasonal homemade pickles and chutneys, such as tender mango pickle or a spicy green tomato, chili, and garlic chutney.
- 🍰 Conclude your meal with a sweet dessert that adds a delightful finish to your culinary adventure.
- 🚗 Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for your convenience, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
- 🧒 Infants and small children are welcome, with pram/stroller accessibility available for a comfortable outing.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Evening market tour + cooking
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Home-cooked South Indian vegetarian meal
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Jyashree
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting point
Please meet Jyashree at her home in Besant Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
Return details
Please meet Jyashree at her home in Besant Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Enjoy a South Indian coffee at your host's home before driving together to the local market. Explore the vegetable and flower vendor stalls and learn about the varieties of regional produce sold at this street market that locals shop at. Next join Jyashree in her kitchen where she will teach you to prepare vegetable poriyal (sautéed vegetables with spices), flavored rice, and rasam (a peppery broth eaten with rice and ghee), the essentials of a South Indian Iyer sapaad (meal). You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-2 hours. Enjoy a traditional South Indian Iyer sapaad, a vegetarian Tamil Brahmin spread that you helped prepare along with other dishes prepared in advance. Enjoy a wide variety of dishes all prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients and served on a banana leaf. Your meal will be accompanied by rice and handmade dosas (crispy South Indian crepes). Sample homemade pickles and chutneys, which vary based on the seasons, such as tender mango pickle or her green tomato, chili and garlic chutney. End your meal with a sweet dessert and memories to last a lifetime.
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Neighborhood Market Tour & South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
$162
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!