ARGENTINA
Argentina's classics.
The 10 cooking classes worth your time in Argentina. The prices, the operators behind them, and what each day actually involves.
Hands-on Buenos Aires cooking class in San Telmo: learn empanadas and alfajores with mate ritual, then eat what you make.
“It was so fun, we had a great time and learned so much! The food was so good!”
Hands-on Palermo cooking lesson making empanadas and alfajores, with mate tea and cultural chat for meat and vegan options. 150 minutes.
“We loved the experience. We made the alfajores from scratch, the were delicious. And the preparation of the empanadas was great; its an art to fold them. Catalina had the patience and enthusiasm to guide us through all the steps. We really enjoyed it!”
Cook 7 Argentinian recipes in a Mendoza home kitchen with a bilingual host, enjoy bottomless drinks and vermouth, plus take-home recipe guides.
“Great atmosphere, Great cooking lesson. This evening gave us an opportunity to have some Argentinian flavors. Worth it”
Make Palermo empanadas and dulce de leche alfajores with a small-group chef. Choose meat or vegan, sip mate, and get recipes.
“The lady who led the class was nice, but it was not a good cooking class. Mostly it was just watching while only one person did anything. There was supposed to be tea or coffee but they offered wine instead. Neither the empanadas nor the alfajores were very good! They lacked any real flavor. I…”
Palermo empanadas cooking class with a friendly chef, fresh ingredients, mate tea, and a fun cultural chat in 90 minutes for $46.
“We had a very nice day”
Private tango lesson plus a hands-on Argentine cooking class in Buenos Aires, ending with a three-course meal and wine tasting.
“First, very nice man and nice tango teacher. It would have been a great experience except we had transportation issues getting there and then found out it was not actually a private class. It was our last night in Argentina and we chose this particular class because it was listed as private and we wanted…”
Make empanadas in Palermo and taste Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc in a small-group class. 2 hours, $49.
“It was a lot of fun learning how to make empanadas. I especially enjoyed the wine tasting of Argentinian wines. Everything was perfectly timed with the tastings and doing the next step of the process. Definitely recommend. We did this while waiting for the evening flight, and it definitely made the time pass quickly.”
Cook Córdoba classics in a small-group class: step-by-step **salmorejo** and **paella** with local wine, plus tips and flamenco.
“The host was pleasant but this is not a cooking class for anyone looking for an authentic experience. The cooking took place in the basement of an apartment. The paella was cooked in a electric fry pan with ingredients of average quality. The table had to be cleared when we requested to sit to eat.…”
Learn to cook Córdoba’s signature salmorejo in a hands-on class with wine. One hour, simple ingredients, and skills you’ll use at home.
“friendly knowledgeable educational”
Hands-on Argentine cooking class in Buenos Aires: cook four recipes from scratch, eat a 5-course spread, and sip Mendoza wines.
“we hebben vanochtend de kookworkshop gedaan en het was een fantastische ervaring. alle recepten worden goed uitgelegd en na het maken van alle recepten ga je gezellig met de groep samen lunchen! een echte aanrader!”
