Almería Trip Overview
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local Almeria home with your host Juan. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Born in Valencia, the hometown of paella, Juan’s specialty is paella! He also enjoys making a variety of dishes that incorporate rice. Juan has been cooking his whole life ever since he graduated from university. When living the bachelor life, he missed home cooking and learned to cook by asking his mother how to cook traditional Spanish dishes that he grew up eating. He worked as a civil servant in Madrid. After retiring, he moved to Almeria to be closer to his wife’s family. He and his wife live in an apartment that is a two-minute walk to the beach. He is enjoying the retired life – golfing, cooking and sharing home-cooked meals with friends and family. Don’t miss out on this unique culinary experience to explore and experience the food culture of Spain with a local.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Almería, Spain
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local Almeria home with your host Juan. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Born in Valencia, the hometown of paella, Juan’s specialty is paella! He also enjoys making a variety of dishes that incorporate rice. Juan has been cooking his whole life ever since he graduated from university. When living the bachelor life, he missed home cooking and learned to cook by asking his mother how to cook traditional Spanish dishes that he grew up eating. He worked as a civil servant in Madrid. After retiring, he moved to Almeria to be closer to his wife’s family. He and his wife live in an apartment that is a two-minute walk to the beach. He is enjoying the retired life – golfing, cooking and sharing home-cooked meals with friends and family. Don’t miss out on this unique culinary experience to explore and experience the food culture of Spain with a local.
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Juan at Puerta de Purchena and walk over to the 100+ year-old Mercado Central de Almeria for your private market tour. The capital of tomatoes, Almeria is known for its greenhouses and the vegetables it produces. Explore with Juan this covered market with numerous vendors selling a variety of vegetables and seafood, a big part of the local food culture of Almeria. Depending on your menu, you will purchase a few ingredients that you will use during your cooking class after the market tour. In Juan’s home kitchen, learn to cook a traditional Spanish meal from recipes that he learned from his mother. Your hands-on cooking class will last 1.5 hours during which you will learn to cook three dishes from scratch. Learn how to make empanadas, a Spanish salad, and paella for lunch. Enjoy cooking before you sit down at the table to share the authentic Spanish meal you helped prepare with Juan. Immerse yourself in local culture over food and drinks with this delightful Spaniard and his wife in their Almeria home, a 2-minute walk from the beach.
Sample Menu
• Welcome drink and a snack
• Lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad
• Fried cod empanada
• Paella with a variety of ingredients (chicken, rabbit, seafood, vegetables)
• Seasonal fruit salad or cake
