4-Hour Guided Panamanian Cooking Class and Markets Experience
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4 giờ 30 phút
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Discover Panama's unique cuisine in this local market tour combined with a hands on cooking class. With your expert local food guide you will explore the local markets in Casco Viejo, Panama's famous colonial Old Town where you will look for the freshest ingredients for your personalized menu. You will learn about the herbs and seasonings that are unique to Panama while you create a five course meal that would make every Panamanian's grandma proud. You will learn the techniques to wrap the perfect Panamanian tamale and stuff a carimañola from a local chef with generations worth of knowledge and experience. Your cooking experience will be personalized based on your dietary preferences. Options are available for gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian.
Thông tin khác
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Legal age that can be served alcohol is 18
Chính sách hủy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cần Quan Tâm
Your tour starts at the Restaurante El Nacional in Casco Viejo, the colonial historic center of Panama City. You will walk with your expert local guide to gather your personalized ingredients at the two main markets in Panama's Old Town. You will first visit the famous Mercado de Mariscos, Panama's largest seafood market. With the help of your guide, you will select the perfect fish for your ceviche from amongst the many varieties that are delivered here daily from local fisherman on both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Next you will walk a short distance to the Mercado San Felipe Neri. Here you will maneuver amongst the organized chaos of local vendors selling the freshest meats, fruits, and vegetables that Panama has to offer. Once you have your ingredients, you will head back to the cooking studio at El Nacional to begin the cooking class. During the hands on cooking class, you will create a 5 course menu consisting of classic Panamanian dishes made from scratch while learning about spices and herbs that are unique to Panamanian cuisine. The tour will conclude with a sit down lunch where you can enjoy the food that you just created along with complimentary local drinks.
Menu Mẫu
starter
Panamanian Style Ceviche
Made with the fresh corvina that we will get at the seafood market
starter
Carimañola
A Panamanian staple that consists of mashed yucca (cassava) stuffed with seasoned meat (chicken or vegetarian)
main
Pollo Guisado
You will learn how to make this stewed chicken with local herbs and spices. You will use this chicken in the carimañola and tamal recipes.
main
Tamale Tipica
The centerpiece of any family dinner in Panama made with a velvety corn masa filled with meat and/or vegetables and wrapped in a plantain leaf
dessert
Plátano en Tentación
Sweet plantain slowly cooked in a cinnamon, molasses and citrus fruit juice.
main
Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten Free Options
All of the dishes can be substituted with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free ingredients to fit your dietary needs.
Bao gồm
Cooking class
A late lunch based on the same items cooked on the cooking class
Cold Bottled water to start the walk to the markets.
This cooking class includes a complimentary drink. Includes sodas, juices, beers, cocktails, wine.
Optional Tips
Tùy chọn
Casco Viejo Morning Class
Food from the class and drinks: All the Food cooked on the class, tamale, carimañolas, ceviche, Sweet plantain, and drinks as coffee, juice, soda, wine, etc
Casco Viejo Afternoon Class
Food from the class and drinks: All the Food cooked on the class, tamale, carimañolas, ceviche, Sweet plantain, and drinks as coffee, juice, soda, wine, etc
Đánh giá
153 đánh giá
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Panamanian cooking adventure
anneburtch,31 thg 3, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00Such a fun morning of prep, shopping, more prep and eating! I highly recommend this for visitors Chef Jorge patiently taught us and then guided us through a tour of the two major markets. The end result was an amazing meal and great memories!!
The absolute BEST!!
suerC178LI,28 thg 3, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00This was one of the absolute best experiences we have had! We learned so much about Panamanian food and how to prepare it, and the trip to the mercados for the fish, seasonings and vegetables was amazing! Highly recommend!!!
Take the class!
Teler D,26 thg 3, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00Jorge was absolutely amazing! I learned so much and thought the experience being able to walk to the market was a nice experience. We even met the owner of the restaurant and he's a cool guy as well. I would definitely recommend this. It'll be a highlight for sure.
Cooking with Jorge
Michael B,10 thg 3, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00Jorge was a great cooking teacher. He provided why certain foods/spices are used and showed the processes clearly. He also injected humor. The food was really good as well.
Instructional and fun workshop
Marta B,27 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00Complete and enjoyable workshop in which we learned a lot about Panamanian cuisine. Thank you to Jorge for his patience in answering all our questions 😃
A Must do while in Panama City!
Lisa R,22 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00We loved this ! Atmosphere was great, learning the new cooking skills and about the Panamanian spices we will defiantly use at home . The chef was very entertaining and informative . The sangrias were VERY good !! Will definitely return for an addition cooking lesson excursion !
Amazing cooking class
Courtney B,21 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00This was the highlight of our anniversary trip! What an amazing experience for us to cook together! The chef was awesome! We loved how we learned about the Panamanian culture and walked to the market to purchase food to cook. Definitely will do it again!
Amazing!
Ahdemi,20 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00Do it!!! We did the 12:30 cooking class and really enjoyed our afternoon. We made different loc recipes. I liked that it was inside the restaurant where they are also making Panamanian food. The Chef that taught us was funny and helpful. We also walked to the meat market/fruit market. We bought some fruit there for us to take home. We also bought some beef tallow which was all natural for your skin!! And cacao chocolate. Then we went to the fish market and got to see how they sell the fish. The walk to the market was not very long so that was good. During the cooking class you get to chop and mix things as you go along. You also get unlimited alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks which was nice. We were very full after the class and were happy!!! Overall we were satisfied. Good afternoon spent.
Interesting Experience...
Coyote-Travelerz,17 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
4.00Not 100% as advertised. Most of the cooking was done "before" we walked to the markets, which we had hoped would be the other way round. The markets are interesting, but you go through the meat and produce one quickly while you spend time waiting at the fish market. The food we made was good and we enjoyed the experience and company of the others who attended (by the way, the classes are small - max 8-10 people).
This cooking class far exceeded our expectations! Jorge was excellent. This class needs to be on your must do list!!
Sherpa788909,14 thg 2, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00Must do cooking class. Fresh ingredients, delicious dishes and going to the markets added knowledge to this fun and tasty experience. We had hands on cooking and so much fun. Met some great people and our Chef, Jorge, was fun and kept the class moving with humor yet focus! The entire staff was great! My sisters and I enjoyed this class, it far exceeded our expectations. The ceviche was top notch as were all of the dishes and the trip to the markets was beneficial and fun. This is a must do in Panama location was central in Casco Viejo which is the perfect place to find yourself before or after this cooking class. We would take this class again!!
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