Small-Group Lima Home Cooked Tour by Urban Adventures

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Duration: 4h
Location: Chorrillos, Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru


Category: Food & Drink

Highlights:
Authentic home-cooked meal with a local family
Secret family recipes of traditional Peruvian cuisine
Tasty classic dishes such as ceviche & causa limeña
Shopping for fresh produce at a bustling local market
Limited capacity with a maximum of 12 people per group

Inclusions:
Visit to a family's home and a local market in Lima
Dinner and a pisco sour
Bus fare for one-way transportation to Chorrillos
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Get a taste for local life and cuisine on this Lima food tour that takes you out of the restaurant and into a local home. Learn to make ceviche and a pisco sour. Get your shopping fix at a local market filled with foodie goods, and then settle in for a fun family meal with new friends.

Start your tour at a local market to explore some Peruvian culinary treasures. Explore a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, and fiery spices, and maybe make a few purchases. From aji limo to aji mirasol and aji panca to cumin—plus fresh limes, chirimoya, and lucuma fruits—this place really is a feast for your senses.

Next, take a city bus to Chorrillos in the south corner of Lima, a residential district free from touristy traps. Your Lima food tour takes you to the house of a local family, where the star is Doña Mechita, a caring Peruvian mother and the best cook in her family. She shares her family recipes and traditions with you, and you can learn about culinary practices that reflect generations of local Peruvians.

Prepare a classic ceviche, Peru's national dish, made with fresh fish caught that day and a mixture of limes, onions, coriander, and a few other secret ingredients. Try a surprising chicha morada—a purple corn drink typical of Lima. Also, learn how to cook causa limeña, made with potatoes, chilies, and lime to accompany your ceviche. To complete your experience, enjoy a pisco sour and a demonstration on how to make it just right using an original recipe.