Private Cooking Experience in Salvador

Summary

Learn to cook traditional Brazilian dishes during this 5-hour experience in Salvador. With your local guide and a host family, visit the local seafood market learn about the best type of fish to use for traditional recipes such as 'moqueca', or fish stew. Stop by a local produce vendor to choose vegetables for the stew and fruit to use in 'capirinhas', a traditional Brazilian drink made with sugar cane liquor. Back at the host family's house, engage in friendly, informal conversation about the history and culture of Salvador. Learn the secrets behind making a perfect fish stew, then sit down to eat.

Tour info

Duration
5 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

Experience the special flavor of Salvador. Enjoy and participate in a special cooking experience with local Brazilian residents. The city of São Salvador da Bahia emanates the heritage left by African, Portuguese and indigenous legacies. You will visit a local seafood market to learn about fish used in traditional recipes.  You will also stop at local produce vendors choosing the best vegetables and fruit to use in the traditional dish.  You will proceed to a local family residence, an Afro-Brazilian family savors the flavors of the African Diaspora, or as our ancestors would say it, the ajeum - eating is sacred). Learn and watch the local way of cooking and colorful traditional food while enjoying a great informal conversation about local city life and the history of the area.

What’s included?

  • Lunch

  • Professional guide

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Air-conditioned vehicle

  • Drinks

  • Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 5h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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