Private Market Tour and Filipino Cooking Class in Manila with Isi
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class with your host Isi, a local food celebrity. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Explore a local market and return to Isi's home for a garden tour and cooking class. Isi will teach you to make traditional Filipino dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your hosts' beautiful Filipino home, in Taguig, Metro Manila.
• Market tour, garden tour and cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Filipino culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Filipino hospitality in a residential Taguig, Metro Manila neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten free options available
This experience is a true glimpse into the Filipino culture and cuisine with a warm and friendly local.
Options
Market, cooking and lunch
What's included in Private Market Tour and Filipino Cooking Class in Manila with Isi
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Manila
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Visit a local market with Isi and discover local and seasonal produce and ingredients used in Filipino cooking. After exploring the market, ride in Isi's car to her home for your cooking class. First Isi will walk you through her small vegetable garden where she grows lemongrass and calamansi, a distinctive Filipino citrus fruit that she uses to flavor her food. Isi's food is redolent of flavors such as calamansi, garlic, chilies, coconut milk and fish sauce. In her kitchen she will teach you to prepare Filipino family recipes that have been passed down through the generations. You can choose between a hands-on lesson and a cooking demonstration during which you will watch her prepare the meal. Just let her know your preference! After cooking, enjoy the authentic Filipino meal you helped prepare with this warm and fun-loving host at her dining table. Your menu includes a variety of homemade Filipino dishes and concludes with a dessert like calamansi pie.
Food Menu
STARTER - Ensaladang pako (fern salad in a calamansi citrus dressing)
MAIN - Ginataang kalabasa at sitaw (squash in a coconut milk stew)
MAIN - Grilled shrimp in a cilantro chimichurri
MAIN - Mechado (soy marinated beef, cooked in an onion and tomato sauce)
MAIN - Inihaw na baboy (grilled pork chops)
DESSERT - Calamansi pie
Inclusions
- Beer
- Private market tour and Filipino cooking class with your host Isi
- All Fees and Taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Please note this is not a professional cooking class, rather an insider glimpse into Filipino culture and cuisine with a local expert cook in her home
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host Isi at her home. Please allot enough time to get to Isi's home in Taguig, Metro Manila, especially during heavy traffic times. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Meeting Location: Meet your host Isi at her condo. Here is a Google Maps link to her condo: https://goo.gl/maps/Texrqo9rQiXQK2aq7 Please allot enough time to get to Isi's home in Taguig, Metro Manila, especially during heavy traffic times. In Manila, we recommend using GrabTaxi/GrabCar or your hotel’s car service to get you around the city. Address: Two Serendra, Unit 1520 Dolce, 1634 McKinley Pkwy, Taguig, Metro Manila, 11th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Bonifacio Global City Here is a Google Maps link to her home: https://goo.gl/maps/Texrqo9rQiXQK2aq7 If you need assistance, please contact Isi at +63 91981 81220 or [email protected] Please note: Our hosts prepare for your experience ahead of time and are excited to host you. If you cannot make it, please let your host know. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
