4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class and Markets Experience

Name: 4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class and Markets Experience
Brand: Viator
Price: 95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (170 reviews)

4.9(170)4 hr 30 minEnglish, SpanishBook 1 day aheadPanama City, Panama

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Discover Panama's unique cuisine in this local market tour combined with a hands on cooking class. With your expert local food guide you will explore the local markets in Casco Viejo, Panama's famous colonial Old Town where you will look for the freshest ingredients for your personalized menu. You will learn about the herbs and seasonings that are unique to Panama while you create a five course meal that would make every Panamanian's grandma proud. You will learn the techniques to wrap the perfect Panamanian tamale and stuff a carimañola from a local chef with generations worth of knowledge and experience. Your cooking experience will be personalized based on your dietary preferences. Options are available for gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian.

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Cooking class
A late lunch based on the same items cooked on the cooking class
Cold Bottled water to start the walk to the markets.
This cooking class includes a complimentary drink. Includes sodas, juices, beers, cocktails, wine.

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What you'll do

Your tour starts at the Restaurante El Nacional in Casco Viejo, the colonial historic center of Panama City
You will walk with your expert local guide to gather your personalized ingredients at the two main markets in Panama's Old Town. You will first visit the famous Mercado de Mariscos, Panama's largest seafood market. With the help of your guide, you will select the perfect fish for your ceviche from amongst the many varieties that are delivered here daily from local fisherman on both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Next you will walk a short distance to the Mercado San Felipe Neri. Here you will maneuver amongst the organized chaos of local vendors selling the freshest meats, fruits, and vegetables that Panama has to offer. Once you have your ingredients, you will head back to the cooking studio at El Nacional to begin the cooking class. During the hands on cooking class, you will create a 5 course menu consisting of classic Panamanian dishes made from scratch while learning about spices and herbs that are unique to Panamanian cuisine. The tour will conclude with a sit down lunch where you can enjoy the food that you just created along with complimentary local drinks.