The 4 Cooking Classes in Medellín That Earn Their Price

1.Private Colombian Cooking Class in Medellin with a Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $159Our pick

Cook family recipes with Daniela in her Medellín home, enjoy a private Colombian meal, and get local tips for the rest of your trip.

“We had an awesome experience! Daniela helped us make traditional ajiaco soup, arepas and tres leches cake. All of it was delicious!! We were invited into her home and spent the evening cooking and talking with Daniela and her mom Beatriz. They were both lovely and gave us some great recommendations for other things to do in Medellin as well! Highly recommend!”

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2.Plaza Minorista Tour and Home Cooking in Medellín with Daniela

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $189

Tour Plaza Minorista with Daniela, sample Colombian produce, and cook family recipes in a private Medellín home kitchen.

“Dianela and her mother Beatrice drove us to the markets at Plaza Minorista. There they walked us through the various areas of the market explaining the different types of fruits, vegetables, breads, meats, fish, etc giving us tastes of different foods. They then took us back to their home and cooked the menu we chose, letting us assist or not, depending on what each of us wanted to do. They tailored the menu to suit the meat eaters and vegetarians in our group. Highly recommend this tour is you want to learn about Colombian cuisine. At the end of the day, Dianela answered all our questions and helped us with…”

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3.Community project cooking class and Medellin social transformation tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $65

Cook Colombian food, taste exotic fruit, and explore Medellín’s social change while supporting a local community project.

“We had the best time in the cooking class/tour. Learning about local and international cuisine, as well as healthy recipes and alternatives was a great experience. Brian was a great host.”

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4.Cooking Class Preparing Colombian Empanadas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $54Best value

Learn to make Colombian empanadas in Medellín with Spanish-English guidance, local recipes, vegetarian fillings, drinks, and hands-on cooking.

“This was an awesome experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is visiting Medellin!”

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