A hands-on Colombian cooking experience in Cartagena

Join a small-group cooking class led by local chefs and discover the techniques, flavors, and stories behind Colombian Caribbean cuisine. You’ll cook from scratch in our private cooking studio and share the meal you prepare with the group.

Session formats (offered on scheduled dates)

This product uses one booking link with different scheduled sessions depending on the date and time you select:

🍖 Morning Class — Posta Cartagenera

10:30 am (on scheduled dates)
Cook Posta Cartagenera, one of Cartagena’s signature dishes, following traditional methods and chef guidance. You’ll prepare the main dish and classic accompaniments, then enjoy the meal together.

Menu includes:

• Mote de Queso – a creamy yam and cheese soup
• Posta Negra Cartagenera – slow-cooked beef in rich, spiced sauce, with coconut rice, plantains in temptation sauce, and avocado ají
• Dessert: Tree tomato in syrup

🐟 Afternoon Class — Caribbean Fish (Red Snapper)

5:00 pm (on scheduled dates)
In the afternoon session, you’ll cook a Caribbean fish (Pargo) menu, focused on coastal flavors and local techniques, ending with a shared meal.

Menu includes:

• Carimañolas Trio – stuffed yuca fritters with crab, cheese, and beef
• Encocado de Pargo Rojo – red snapper in coconut sauce, with coconut rice and patacones
• Dessert: Enyucado (cassava-coconut cake)

🛒 Bazurto Market + Cooking

8:00 am (only on selected dates)
On specific dates, you can book the Bazurto Market + Cooking format: start with a guided visit to Bazurto Market to understand local ingredients and food culture, then continue with a hands-on cooking session.

What’s included

• Hands-on cooking class with a local chef
• Ingredients and equipment
• Shared meal at the end of the session
• Small group setting

Good to know

• Sessions run only on the dates shown in the calendar (seasonal schedule).
• Menus are fixed by time slot: Posta in the morning, Pargo in the afternoon.
• Dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.