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Traditional Kikuyu Cooking in Nairobi with a Local Family
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
$88
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Kitengela, a vibrant suburb of Nairobi, invites you to immerse yourself in the rich culinary traditions of the Kikuyu people. Join Maggie, a passionate nutritionist and devoted home cook, as she shares her family recipes and the joy of preparing a nutritious meal from her childhood.
- 🍽️ Private Kikuyu Cooking Class: Engage in a hands-on cooking experience where you'll learn to prepare a traditional Kikuyu meal using cherished family recipes.
- 🛒 Optional Market Tour: Accompany Maggie to the bustling Kitengela market to select fresh, local ingredients for your cooking class.
- 👩🍳 Enjoy a 1.5-hour cooking session where you'll master the art of making chapati and a delightful beef stew with peas.
- 🥗 Savor a delicious home-cooked Kikuyu meal, crafted from scratch with Maggie’s guidance, and share the fruits of your labor.
- 🌱 Vegetarian meals can be arranged upon request, ensuring everyone can enjoy the experience.
- 🕒 The entire experience lasts approximately 3 hours, providing ample time to learn and enjoy.
- 🌍 This unique opportunity allows you to connect with local culture through food, making it one of the top things to do in Nairobi.
- 📚 Receive valuable cooking tips and insights from Maggie, enhancing your culinary skills and knowledge.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Cooking + lunch with Maggie
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 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
- Traditional, homecooked Kikuyu meal in a local home
- If you choose the optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of a local, neighborhood market
- Private Kenyan cooking class with a local
- Gratuities
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting point
Please meet your host at her apartment in Kitengela. 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 your host at her apartment in Kitengela. 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. In your 1 hour 30 minute traditional Kenyan cooking class learn to cook a home-cooked kikuyu meal. You will cook a traditional kikuyu meal using my Maggie's family recipes. Learn to make chapati (flatbread) and beef stew with peas from scratch. Maggie will also share useful tips and tricks that she learned from her mother. After cooking, share the meal you helped prepare.
If you choose the optional market tour, please meet Maggie at her home and then walk together to Kitengela market. It is a one stop shop for all your vegetables, fruits, grains and spices. This is a busy, local market and Maggie will guide you through it, so that you can shop for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. Its a great way to be part of the chaos in the daily lives of locals and get insight into the local produce grown there.
If you choose the optional market tour, please meet Maggie at her home and then walk together to Kitengela market. It is a one stop shop for all your vegetables, fruits, grains and spices. This is a busy, local market and Maggie will guide you through it, so that you can shop for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. Its a great way to be part of the chaos in the daily lives of locals and get insight into the local produce grown there.
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
Traditional Kikuyu Cooking in Nairobi with a Local Family
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
$88
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
02
—
We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
—
Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!