If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know it’s quite rare I go somewhere new without doing a cooking class, especially when I’m traveling with my husband. It has become a tradition of ours, and an activity we really look forward to on our trips. I typically check Airbnb Experiences first because I have found so many wonderful experiences this way. I was thrilled when I searched for cooking classes in Palermo and Pachamama: Argentine Cooking Experience in Palermo came up! Keep scrolling to learn more about this fun and delicious cooking experience.
First and foremost, we absolutely loved this experience with Fran. We went for a couple’s date day with friends and had a blast. The kitchen is newly renovated, the food was AMAZING, and Fran did an awesome job teaching us so much about the history, food, and culture of Argentina.
I loved the detail that went into to everything Fran did and I am drooling over my keyboard as I reminisce on how great the food was.
What does this experience include?
The four hour experience starts with “picadas” which were delicious appetizers and then Fran gave a brief and interesting history lesson on Argentine cuisine. Then, you spend the next few hours preparing a four course meal and enjoying all of your hard work (by eating said deliciousness) throughout the day. I especially love these cooking experiences, because you don’t just learn about and eat the food, you get to use your own hands to create these awesome dishes.
What kind of Argentine food do you make?
The four things that you will make are a chipá (Snack) which were delicious cheese-balls.
Meat empanadas with homemade dough and chimichurri.
Humita stew gratin.
And last but not least flamed dulce de leche crepes.
Everything was so good and so fun to make! I loved Fran’s teaching style as he broke everything down into small steps. I always thought empanadas would be hard to make, but he made it feel easy and I really enjoyed it.
It was a bonus that we had a really fun and cool group with people from all over the world excited to experience Argentine cooking.
Overall, I couldn’t recommend this experience more. Fran was an incredible host and we had such a blast learning about and how to cook Argentine cuisine. Click this link if you are interested in learning more or want to sign up for this experience.
