Authentic Colombian cooking in Medellin with a local family

Host offerings

Notes: Please note that Daniela cannot offer paid transportation on Fridays.

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Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.

• Ajiaco (traditional soup) or Papa rellena (stuffed potatoes)
• Sudado de muchacho (meat and potato) or Arroz con pollo (rice with veggies and chicken)
• Mazamorra (a traditional dessert made with corn) or Arroz con leche (a sweet rice pudding)

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GOOD REVIEWS
{ "ambassador" : [{"author_name" : "Max", "rating" : 5, "body" : "Daniela and her mother have an amazing personality - very bubbly and welcoming and were happy to answer all our questions about the food, where it was from and the history of Medellin and Colombia. They were great company! The food was great and they live in a very nice, clean and welcoming home. We cooked some fried plantain, which was the best I've ever had!"}], "trip_advisor" : [{"author_name" : "KJOtey", "rating" : 5, "body" : "Although we would have liked to have had a cooking lesson with Daniela, our time was limited, so we simply ate dinner at her home. She and her mother, Beatriz, were incredibly friendly and fun to talk with. Daniela served us a delicious traditional dinner and told us about many Colombian foods. Highly recommended."}, {"author_name" : "benjaminsQ7527NT", "rating" : 5, "body" : "We started at our hotel in Medellin, where Daniela (Chef) picked us up. It was very good organized. Arrived at her home in Medellin we started to prepare lunch and while everything was cooking we explored the nearby market to buy other fruits and vegetables. It was such a great experience as we learned more about Colombia and its amazing food and taste. After the market we went home and had lunch. It was sooo good. I would definitely highly recommend this tour for you when you are in Medellin. Furthermore, Daniela was so nice she recommended further restaurants and places to visit on our vacation in Colombia. All in all, it was a super experience and such a nice & lovely family."}, {"author_name" : "nelsomiro", "rating" : 5, "body" : "My wife and I arranged a market tour and cooking lesson with Daniela through Traveling Spoon and we couldn't have been any happier with our experience. Daniela and her mother, Beatriz, welcomed us into their beautiful apartment in Medellin and made us feel at home. We started by walking over to a local farmer's market where we tried Colombian fruits and treats (try the arepa de choclo con queso!), Daniela and Beatriz loved introducing and sharing everything us. Next we returned the apartment where we began cooking arroz con pollo for lunch and tres leches for dessert. Daniela was fun to cook with and she thoughtfully explained every step (and had us try more fruits and drinks) a long the way. Sharing a meal with Daniela and Beatriz was a perfect way to end the morning, they loved to share their stories and experiences in Medellin and Colombia. We will definitely be looking for Traveling Spoon during our future travels and highly recommend this experience with Daniela!"}, {"author_name" : "anthonymW1319OQ", "rating" : 5, "body" : "I booked the market tour, cooking experience and meal with Daniela for four people. Daniela's communication in planning was excellent; she asked what we wanted to cook and eat, and tailored the menu accordingly. She checked back in the night before to confirm our pickup location - a nice touch for some out of towners unfamiliar with the city of Medellin. She picked us up on time, and we arrived to begin preparing food at her house. We were warmly greeted by her mother and they went to great lengths to show us the ingredients, include us in the preparation, and explain their processes. Their kitchen is incredibly well-outfitted, which makes sense as Daniela is a professional chef. Once the food was sufficiently prepared, before actually cooking, Daniela and her mother took us to Plaza Minorista for the market tour. There, she showed us fruits that we'd never tasted - were delicious, and some were unlike anything we'd ever tried before (and amazing)! Daniela was very interested in what we wanted to try, and made sure we had the opportunity to enjoy everything we asked for (especially the freshly fried arepas de choclo!!!)We returned back to Daniela's apartment and while the food was being cooked, tried a couple of beverages - aguardiente, and a cola, juice and beer mixture. We sat down to share the meal with them in their dining room. It was top notch - the food was prepared perfectly and delicious, and there was plenty to go around. In the end, we ate papas rellenas, arroz con pollo, and tres leches cake (with homeade jams as topping). In the end, only two of my group of four were able to make the experience. Daniela sent us home with the remainder of the food for them, which they raved over. We thought that gesture was a really nice touch.Wow - This experience was my highlight of Medellin. If you like fresh, delicious local cuisine prepared by a host who is intelligent, funny and can explain both the food and the culture - I can't recommend this experience enough. It was amazing. If you book the cooking and/or eating experience, my sincere advice is to request to have a cake for dessert. She says it's her favorite thing to make ;)"}, {"author_name" : "Andrea W", "rating" : 5, "body" : "My daughters and I were interested in learning about traditional cooking methods and dishes for Medellin and we all agreed that the visit with Daniela and Beatrix was the absolute shining star of our visits. First, Daniela and Beatrix welcomed us into their home and then introduced us to the ingredients and their preparation. These are experienced chefs! We peeled five kinds of potatoes for Ajiaco along with shredding tender chicken and onions.They shared their family recipes and secrets (their home-made bouillion is amazing and such a healthier direction from \"bouillion cubes\") then they drove us to a local market where we walked around, tasted, and tasted, and tasted some more from samples of breads, cheeses, jams, etc., then watched people make an amazingly refreshing drink from limes and sugar cane. We went back to their apartment and finished the preparation for the meal - flattening and frying plantains for panacotes and making the amazing guacamole to accompany them and then creating the three milk blend for the tres leches to soak into the tres leches cake. The whole experience was just delightful, insightful and enlightening, and Daniela and Beatrix had welcomed us so warmly into their kitchen that it felt like a bunch of family members all working together to put a delicious meal on the table. What an absolutely delightful experience.I highly recommend these two women to you as cooks and two welcoming Medellin women ready to share the cooking traditions of a Colombian kitchen with you. Mucho Gusto and Gracias, Daniela and Beatrix! Bravo!"}] }

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