Food Experiences in Peru

Learning about Peruvian cuisine is practically a rite of passage for foodies in Lima. And while dining out in this gastronomic boomtown can be a truly enlightening experience, you won’t be able to recreate your favorite dishes without finding out what is happening in the kitchen. Kuoda can arrange a small-group cooking class at one of the best restaurants in town.

Students will be given a master class on ceviche and pisco sours from a professional chef, learning how to produce these classics for themselves. Vegetarians can opt to prepare a meat-and-fish-free ceviche instead.

Those who worship at the altar of Peruvian cuisine may already be familiar with name Marcelo Batata; this leading chef and his eponymous restaurant are famed for their interpretations of Peruvian cuisine. With Kuoda, aspiring foodies can attend a Marcelo Batata cooking class and learn the tricks of the trade from top Cusco chefs.

Over the course of four to five hours, this eight-step lesson guides participants through ins and outs of Peruvian gastronomy, from selecting produce all the way through to plating. After a broad introduction to Peruvian food culture, you’ll wander about a mock food market, touching, smelling and even tasting various spices and unfamiliar fruit, before preparing a multi-course feast, from appetizers through to a post-meal pisco sour.

As the continent’s leading gastronomic hot spot, it makes sense that Lima should host Latin America’s largest food festival. And what a fiesta Mistura is!

For 10 food-filled days, Mistura hosts hundreds of food booths and all kinds of events, master classes and exhibitions. Every year has a different theme; in 2015, for instance, artisanal food was the main focus of the festival. Try as many of the tasting plates as you can and see whether your personal favorites earn a coveted spot among the official festival award-winners.

If you want to attend Mistura as part of your personalized Peru trip, simply let your Kuoda travel planner know.