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Private Cooking Class with Local Ingredients
San Salvador, Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador
About this experience
Experience a hands-on cooking class with Melvin Pineda, private chef and host of gastronomic experiences. This session is designed for those who want to cook, learn techniques, and better understand why ingredients and preparations work.
The class focuses on local and seasonal products, with Salvadoran roots and French-inspired techniques. Through a hands-on experience, participants will get to know ingredients such as local chiles, achiote, loroco, zapote, plantains, fruits, and vegetables, understanding how they integrate into an honest, fresh kitchen connected to the local market.
More than just following a recipe, this experience aims for participants to understand the technique, flavors, and logic behind each preparation. It is available in Spanish or English and adapts to the group's level.
Available for users staying in Airbnb or central hotels within the coverage areas in San Salvador and Santa Tecla.
Price: from $40 per person.
Capacity: up to 8 people.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Coverage
San Salvador: Historic Center, Paseo General Escalón, Salvador del Mundo, Zona Rosa, San Benito, and Bulevar de Los Héroes.
Santa Tecla: Paseo El Carmen, Santa Tecla Center, San Martín Park, Santa Rosa District, and Bulevar Merliot.
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
San Salvador
Your Itinerary
01
Welcome and introduction to the class
The experience begins with a presentation of the chef, the focus of the class, and the selected ingredients for the session.
02
Knowledge of local ingredients
Participants will get to know seasonal products such as local chiles, achiote, loroco, zapote, plantains, fruits, and vegetables.
03
Cooking techniques and fundamentals
The class focuses on understanding techniques, processes, and reasons behind each preparation, beyond just following a recipe.
04
Guided practical cooking
Get hands-on and prepare a selection of carefully designed recipes with your chef to take advantage of the fresh ingredients available. The experience is adapted to all levels, from beginners to cooking enthusiasts.
05
Tasting and final conversation
At the end, the group enjoys what they prepared and shares questions, comments, and ideas around the table.
What's Included
Travel Insurance
Basic coverage during the tour
Small Groups
Max 10 people
Flexible Duration
Approx. 4 hours
Meeting Point
San Salvador, Departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador
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