French-Creole Cooking Class in Pondicherry with a Local Family
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Anita’s paternal grandmother lived in Indochina during the French colonization for 40 years. There she learned to cook French, Vietnamese and Cambodian food. Later she came to Pondicherry and with Portuguese and Tamil influence, she enjoyed cooking various fusion dishes, that Anita’s mother, Pushpa, learned and today cooks and shares with people who are interested in trying the cuisine of Pondicherry - very unique with its influence from Vietnamese, Creole, French and Portuguese cuisine. In your 2-hour cooking class, learn 3 dishes from scratch. • Private cooking lesson in a local's home in Pondicherry • Learn how to cook Pondicherry's Créole cuisine, a unique fusion of French and Tamil traditions • Sample a variety of local dishes that you may not find in restaurants • Learn about the history, architecture of Pondicherry, its people, culinary traditions and cuisine If you choose the market tour option, visit a neighborhood market, to buy fresh ingredients for your cooking class.
Inclusions
What's included
- Home cooked meal
- Private cooking class with Anita and Pushpa
- If you choose the market tour option-Enjoy a guided tour to the local market to shop for vegetables
- All Fees and Taxes
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
Meet Anita at her home and then walk to the neighborhood market, it is where all the local's shop. Farmers sell their produce here and you will get to see fresh, seasonal produce - fruits, vegetables, herbs etc. Walk around the market while Anita shares more about the produce and how it is used to cook the cuisine of Pondicherry. You will even buy a few ingredients from the market before returning home for your cooking class. Please note that you will visit the local market, only if you've chosen the market tour grade option.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
5.0
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please meet your hosts directly at their home in Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry, India. Exact address can be found in your voucher, upon confirmation.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Traveling Spoon
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- Anita and Pushpa can accommodate lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request
- Private, personalized experience
How it compares in Pondicherry
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 51 experiences we list in Pondicherry.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 32 of 51.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Pondicherry
Pondicherry, also called Puducherry, is a former French colony on the Bay of Bengal, with a seafront promenade, yellow villas and Auroville nearby.
Pondicherry, renamed Puducherry in 2006, lies on the Coromandel Coast of south-east India and was ruled by France until the 1950s. Its French Quarter, known as White Town, has a grid of tree-lined streets with ochre and pale-yellow colonial villas hung with bougainvillea, and a promenade along the sea where a statue of Gandhi stands. The Sacred Heart Basilica and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral give the quarter a skyline of church towers.
Top-ranked sights in Pondicherry: Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple.
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