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Farm-To-Table Cooking Class

This cooking class farm to table is hands-on experience. All depending on the season, we will collect what there is available in our farm. We will show you and explain all the plants and tree we have. You will learn about old Costa Rican culture & cooking techniques. The food will be cook in an open wood-fire kitchen.
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From $45
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Cooking and Salsa Dance Lesson Combo

The perfect way to get to know Costa Rican culture and take part in some of our most important activities in Costa Rica: cooking, eating and dancing!
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From $74
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Pura Vida Cooking Class in La Fortuna (From farm to table)

Being a Good Tourist you must “Try and learn to prepare local cuisine.” If you are visiting a new country and you want to learn about its customs and traditions, you need to look into their meals and popular recipes. We are what we eat, so the best way to understand Costa Ricans, is taking traditional cooking classes. Come and discover the Costa Rican kitchen with us. Have fun in this fascinating tour that will allow you to take new recipes home to prepare for your family and friends.
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From $84.75
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Cocktail Class: Make Cocktails the Costa Rican Way in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

The alcohol you use at home, you will see it differently after this class, because we will explain why we have chosen a specific rum, or tequila, and how you can substitute them. You will discover new alcohols, the Costa Rican ones such as Cacique or Ron
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From $91
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Private cooking class in organic farm at La Fortuna

We believe that a healthy and prosperous life starts with what we eat; also, gastronomy and family recipes connect us as human beings. Eleven years ago we decided to switch our farm from a "traditional" crops to organic ones to improve our own health. In this experience we'll walk through our organic farm with the last bits of sunlight looking for the fresh ingredients we'll need to prepare a delicious dinner and share our culture with you. We hope that, besides providing a delicious foodie experience, what we do inspires more people to care about the source of their food and protect our planet. We have veggie and vegan options. Please do let us know if you have any other allergy and/or dietary restriction.
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From $75
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Costa Rica Cooking, El Fogon de Chela

With the help of Doña Chela, you will learn about the preparation of traditional Costa Rican dishes with products from the garden and the oldest way in the heat of the wood-fired kitchen.
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From $50
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Discover the Costa Rican Essence Coffee, Chocolate and Honey

This is the only activity in La Fortuna that mixes Coffee, Chocolate and Honey in the same experience of flavors and aromas. It is an activity suitable for the whole family, both children and older adults can enjoy it. It is also an educational activity that is highly visited by schools and colleges in the region.
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From $56
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Chocolate and Farm Tour with local Tico family

After this experience, you will have the knowledge to do the same back home. Here you will learn how to take advantage of all the medicinal and sacred values that cacao has. Balance your body, mind, and soul taking cacao as what it is, a superfood, sacred and divine! And of course, walk away with your own dark chocolate bars, a modern way to take the benefits of cacao into us! A nature connection, an inside of a Costa Rican family. Let us show you our pure lifestyle!
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From $40
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Ceviche & Empanadas Cooking Class

Enjoy amazing views of Volcano Arenal in a “Pura Vida” atmosphere while preparing and tasting your newest culinary creations. The class is located in a gorgeous professional kitchen overlooking the rainforest. You will learn Scott’s personal recipes, techniques, get to participate in the creation of them, and of course sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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From $76.93
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Cooking Class "Cook Like a Local" La Fortuna

There is something special about having an authentic experience while traveling abroad. Cultures identify themselves through their cuisine and Costa Ricans are no different -- and it's not just "rice and beans..." We invite you to have a delightful, local-style meal and enjoy what will probably be your most-memorable meal in Costa Rica! You'll have the opportunity to learn how to mix our favorite Costa Rican cocktail the "Kiss of the Cacique" and then prepare a full traditional Costa Rican casado meal, complete with "pollo sudado," "picadillo," handmade tortillas and much more!
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From $63
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3-Course Tropical Fusion Cooking Class

Join Chef Scott and his team of local chefs for an afternoon cooking class at his kitchen in the treetops near the La Fortuna waterfall. Learn how to make traditional Costa Rican dishes like ceviche and patacones along with tropical fusion recipes like Cashew encrusted Seabass w/ mango salsa along with seared local meat with tropical chutney. The dessert is chocolate and fire, need we say more! Your unlimited mojitos are all included in this class. Come join us in our relaxed atmosphere with amazing views and discover your inner chef! You can choose to participate in the meal prep or simply observe. The class is designed for both beginners and seasoned cooks.
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From $138.47
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Cooking with a Costa Rican familiy

We are a small Costa Rican family of 5, made up of Lidiana, Eddie, our sons Aaron, Edison and our daughter in law Tiffany. We also have 3 cats and a dog. We are determined to improve ourselves day by day, our main objective as a Costa Rican family and peasant, is to maintain our customs, traditions and share them with visitors so they can feel at home and part of our family.
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From $90
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Private typical cooking class with a Costa Rican family

We believe that a healthy and prosperous life starts with what we eat; also, gastronomy and family recipes connect us as human beings. Eleven years ago we decided to switch our farm from a "traditional" crops to organic ones to improve our own health. In this experience we'll walk through our organic farm with the last bits of sunlight looking for the fresh ingredients we'll need to prepare a delicious dinner and share our culture with you. We hope that, besides providing a delicious foodie experience, what we do inspires more people to care about the source of their food and protect our planet. We have veggie and vegan options. Please do let us know if you have any other allergy and/or dietary restriction.
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From $70
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2 Hour Cacao and Coffee Class

After making a coffee in Costa Rica´s traditional “coffee maker”, sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the rainforest that surrounds the experimental farm filled with herbs, fruit trees, and much more. For the non-coffee drinkers, try another Costa Rica beverage or a herbal tea. With your coffee energy boost, it is now time to see why the Aztecs called chocolate the food of the gods and how it is transformed from some fruit on a tree to a delicious snack in a bar and a soothing hot chocolate drink. Using traditional century-old techniques, create your own personalized chocolate bar that is yours to enjoy. This Tastes of Costa Rica experience is a must for coffee fans, chocolate lovers and foodies. This hands-on gastronomical journey is educational, entertaining, and delicious!
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Typical Costa Rican Cooking Classes in La Fortuna

With the help and instruction of the cooks, the travelers will be able to prepare a typical dish, in the class they will learn and put into practice the culinary techniques for the creation of the dish, information about the traditions and customs of Costa Rican cuisine will be disclosed, they will learn about new local ingredients and their uses and we offer alternative dishes if the traveler is vegan or has any allergies, the latter must be notified in advance to the people who will teach the class
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From $48