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Tropical Abundance in Bogotá
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Stop At: Plaza de Mercado 7 de agosto, Ak. 24 #64-26, Bogotá, Colombia
Tropical Abundance is a journey through colors, textures, aromas, and flavors of the rich Colombian culinary culture. On this tour, you will experience the acquisition of ingredients at the marketplace, their kitchen preparation, up to the table where you will enjoy the most exotic and nutritious Colombian tropical plates. From the hand of a Colombian farm-to-table chef, you will select the ingredients and learn some typical recipes of Colombian cuisine.
The journey begins at the 7 de Agosto Plaza Market. Here Diana Pizano, a biologist and farm-to-table chef, passionate about the Colombian agriculture heritage, will guide you in a visit through the plaza. You will taste different Colombian tropical fruits, vegetables, and seeds such as maize, rice, potatoes, cassava, cubios, mango, granadilla, mangosteen, feijoa, dragon fruit, passion fruit, chontaduro, papaya, guava, lulo, cape gooseberry and many more. You will also find various artifacts, flowers, plants, crafts and especially friendly merchants and farmers willing to help you select the freshest and healthy products for you to take to your second stop.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bogota, Colombia
Recommendations from Diana will help you to acquire the essential ingredients to bring the best of the farm to your table. After leaving the Plaza Market, you will go to Rosales, a northern neighborhood, where you will enjoy the beautiful landscape of the eastern hills of Bogota. There, you will see Diana's place, where the Comiendo Cuento project currently takes place. An initiative that goes back to the tradition of enjoying good company and delicious home-cooked food at the same time.
You will finish the tour doing a cuisine workshop and tasting, where you will learn a traditional Colombian recipe of your choice. You can choose among different menu options with native ingredients including entrées like soups, rice, and meat, to a variety of bread, desserts, and tropical drinks. You will learn about preparation, conservation techniques, ingredients, and recipes while having a pleasant moment eating a delicious plate that exhibits Colombian tropical abundance.
Duration: 2 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Plaza de Mercado 7 de agosto, Ak. 24 #64-26, Bogotá, Colombia
Tropical Abundance is a journey through colors, textures, aromas, and flavors of the rich Colombian culinary culture. On this tour, you will experience the acquisition of ingredients at the marketplace, their kitchen preparation, up to the table where you will enjoy the most exotic and nutritious Colombian tropical plates. From the hand of a Colombian farm-to-table chef, you will select the ingredients and learn some typical recipes of Colombian cuisine.
The journey begins at the 7 de Agosto Plaza Market. Here Diana Pizano, a biologist and farm-to-table chef, passionate about the Colombian agriculture heritage, will guide you in a visit through the plaza. You will taste different Colombian tropical fruits, vegetables, and seeds such as maize, rice, potatoes, cassava, cubios, mango, granadilla, mangosteen, feijoa, dragon fruit, passion fruit, chontaduro, papaya, guava, lulo, cape gooseberry and many more. You will also find various artifacts, flowers, plants, crafts and especially friendly merchants and farmers willing to help you select the freshest and healthy products for you to take to your second stop.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bogota, Colombia
Recommendations from Diana will help you to acquire the essential ingredients to bring the best of the farm to your table. After leaving the Plaza Market, you will go to Rosales, a northern neighborhood, where you will enjoy the beautiful landscape of the eastern hills of Bogota. There, you will see Diana's place, where the Comiendo Cuento project currently takes place. An initiative that goes back to the tradition of enjoying good company and delicious home-cooked food at the same time.
You will finish the tour doing a cuisine workshop and tasting, where you will learn a traditional Colombian recipe of your choice. You can choose among different menu options with native ingredients including entrées like soups, rice, and meat, to a variety of bread, desserts, and tropical drinks. You will learn about preparation, conservation techniques, ingredients, and recipes while having a pleasant moment eating a delicious plate that exhibits Colombian tropical abundance.
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Private walking tour
- Lunch and beverages
- Entry/Admission - Plaza de Mercado 7 de agosto
Not included
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Travel insurance is available at customer's expense
Features
Tourism
55%
Sport
55%
Adrenaline
25%
Cultural
25%
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Diana and Paola are lovely sisters. My tour of the market was enjoyable. The class was at a small apartment of Diana. Totally not suitable for a cooking class. I expected a teaching facility. The choice of food was simple local cuisine. No beer or wine was offered. Would not recommend this class for $208. Value maybe $100 at best.
This was our favorite experience of our 10 days in Colombia! I don't know why there aren't more reviews yet, but don't let that stop you from making time in Bogota to cook, shop, and talk with Diana and Paulo. They are both enthusiastic, warm, experienced, talented young chefs--it's a treat to spend time with them. They gave us an amazing introduction to Colombian ingredients, which they prepare in ways both traditional and updated. First, they picked our group of 4 up with a driver and we went to a farmers market 7 de agosto. We tasted ALL the fruits, some juices, amazing arepas, cheese, coffee. Having them to lead us in the market allowed us to reap much more from the experience than being there on our own. We also bought ingredients for the lunch we were about to prepare. Then the driver took us all to Diana's home, which was generously sized with lots of light and a big, open kitchen perfect for cooking. Together, we prepared many dishes. I can't even remember how many, but we made a quinoa salad with so many different fruits and vegetables, lulada to drink, patacones, yuca bread with queso, avocado salad, hogoa tomato sauce, this amazing root vegetable roast with hogoa and cheese, fried pork, platanos maduros, pickled vegetables, and simmered fruit for dessert. Two of our group are vegetarian, so Diana and Paulo kindly crafted this produce-forward menu, while including the pork dish that our omnivore friends found delicious. We didn't have to participate more than we wanted to, but we all wanted to, so we peeled, chopped, grated, smashed, stirred, and fried. Due to good planning, we made an amazing table full of diverse foods at a leisurely pace, while chatting, without taking all day. Then we sat down and enjoyed the wonderful food together, talking about food, agriculture, politics and peace, social life, etc. After lunch, the driver took us on to our next destination. We were gone from 10a until 2:30/3p I can't recall exactly. Also, Diana and Paulo are both quite connected in the local food scene, so they gave us great restaurant recommendations and explanations of the restaurant dynamics in Bogota. Such warm, authentic hospitality and interest in all things food! This is a high value experience well worth the price. I strongly recommend it to anyone travelling in Bogota.