Buenos Aires Cooking Class: Learn to Make Empanadas and Alfajores in 3 Hours
4.8
41 Ratings
Buenos Aires
Immerse yourself in the culinary delights of Buenos Aires with our cooking class. Learn to make traditional empanadas and alfajores while experiencing the vibrant local culture.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Balcarce 1023 - Hi, I’m from bsasmio turismo, a tour guide specializing in the city of Buenos Aires, and I look forward to getting you to know the typical Porteño culture, customs and meals. I also dance tango and connect both worlds very well.
I’ll teach you how to make empanadas and Alfajores with dulce de leche, and prepare a typical mate. I can’t wait to meet you!
What's Included
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
Meal Options
- Empanadas - Empanadas is a typical everyday, anytime, dish from agentina. It is stuffed dough, put in the hoven or fried. Meat, ham and cheese, vegetables…
- Alfajores de maicena - The alfajor is a typical pastry from argentina, many types exist, we make them with corn starch and the unavoidable dulce de leche.
Additional Information
You will learn how to prepare and host a mate circle “como la gente” as local people do it. Learn how to close the empanadas with the different techniques of “repulgue”. You can prepare everything yourself or watch us do it, at your preference. And while we prepare and eat everything you will be able to talk about the local culture with a certified guide of the city of Buenos Aires.
Please consult for any specific diet or specific menu request you may have so we can prepare accordingly.
- Not fit for gluten allergic travelers
- Fit for vegetarians. Please let us know in advance.
Location
Av. Paseo Colón 1355
Avenida Paseo Colón
Please ring the bell.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(41 Ratings)
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Shelley_g
Apr 22, 2024
Hands-on experience learning about local Culture and eating. - We felt very welcome what appeared to bea local family's kitchen. Thomas showed us how to make mate, a local hot beverage. Then, he showed and directed us as we made two kinds of empanadas--cheese and meat. They were delicious ! Finally, we made short bread cookies and sandwiched them with dulce de leche. It was a delightful afternoon with good company and food.
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Geoff_e
Apr 8, 2024
Yummy and informative - We made delicious Empanadas and wonderful Alfajores. Everything was clean and her English was great. I was so full my wife had to roll me back to the hotel
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Simis876
Mar 19, 2024
Wonderful and delicious - Best cooking class ever! From trying the traditional drink and preparing and making both empanadas and alfajores. She knows her history, and was so welcoming in her home. What better way to learn about the Argentinian culture! It was wonderful for me because I love to cook and Laly instructed me all the way. Very hands on. And the end result: delicious! Highly recommend it.
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Breusty13
Mar 18, 2024
Fantastic cooking class! - My partner and I had a wonderful time at the cooking class with Laly and her family at their house. We were taught how to make the dough and filling for the empanadas as well as the secrets to a great alfajore. It was a fantastic experience learning how to cook the foods and talk about Argentinian food, history and culture. We highly recommend this cooking class to anyone visiting Buenos Aires. We had a fun time altogether. Thank you to Laly and her husband for hosting us so kindly 😊
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Nonie_h
Mar 2, 2024
Fun afternoon - Really fun afternoon learning how to make empanadas and a cookie. Mate tea demonstration and tasting was interesting. We were glad to try Mate. Looking forward to make empanadas at home. The ladies were very friendly
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Burton_k
Feb 26, 2024
A fun way to spend an afternoon in Buenos Aires - Valentina was a wonderful teacher and our empanadas and cookies were fun to make and delicious to eat. We were a small group of 4 which made it even better.
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Steve_a
Feb 26, 2024
Lovely afternoon around the kitchen table - A really nice afternoon with Yamilla learning the techniques and culture behind these Argentinian classic foods.
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Noemie_p
Feb 25, 2024
Absolutely amazing and so fun! - What an amazing experience! Our hosts were so friendly and made us feel very welcomed. It was really great to learn some typical recipes, traditions and to learn more about the culture in general. I would highly recommend this activity!
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Kaymakt17
Feb 22, 2024
Incredible! - This is a fantastic cooking class! We enjoyed the familiar setting and small talk with a local person allowing to get first-hand insight in the argentinian cuisine and culture.
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Linda_m
Feb 15, 2024
Disappointing experience - Held in a small, unkempt home with 12 participants in a space that would comfortably accommodate 6. They had to bring in an additional table and chairs. We were asked to wash hands in the family bathroom with barely running water and a dirty towel provided for drying. We chopped and mixed; they cooked. Burned cookies. Valentina rallied but it was not a hygienic location. She did the best she could to make it work. The blame lies with Laly, the owner, who did not attend. Still awaiting promised recipes.
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