Wonderful meal! Wonderful couple! Gayathri and Ram were wonderful hosts! Not only did we prepare and share a delicious meal, but we learned SO much about Brahmin culture. Afterwards, Ram drove us to buy the necessary ingredients, spices and equipment to prepare the same dishes in Japan where we live. We were deeply moved by their genuine generosity and friendliness. It was a lovely meal with a lovely couple. Thank you!

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Our lunch cooking experience with Tara was exactly what we were hoping for and exceeded our expectations. I had requested certain dishes in advance and Tara showed us how to make them. It was a fun and interactive experience, and best of all, I learned how to make my favourite Indian meals! Would highly recommend. Excellent communications from booking to finish with all my questions answered via email. Very professional

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Mary's dishes are a wonderful fusion of authentic Kerala and Tamil Nadu cuisine with modern influences. Cooking with virgin coconut oil to give her dishes a wonderfully unique and nutty flavor and alluring aroma, she uses recipes passed down by her grandmother. You may enjoy her delicious appams with a mouth-watering fish or hearty chicken stew or her delightful, fluffy yellow lemon rice with vegetable thoran, pachadi (a yoghurt and vegetable relish), papad, and pickle.

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Learn to cook in Vijaya's small kitchen South Indian delicacies such as fresh-off-the-griddle roti with prawn masala cooked in a fragrant tomato, onion, and chili base before sharing your meal with Vijaya and her husband.

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My first cooking class. Our host family welcomed us warmly. The house was very nice and clean. During the lesson, we learned the requested sambar, rasam, vada, and carrot pickle. The recipe she gave me was simple but delicious. After the lesson, we ate the food we had cooked together with our host families. He was a kind teacher who talked to us a lot even though we were not good at English and taught us until we understood it. The teacher is a very reliable person. Thank you for a good time.

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Durga cooks authentic South Indian vegetarian food that includes lentil, vegetable, and rice dishes rich with flavors and aromas of mustard, coconut, and black pepper. Using vegetables from her own organic garden, dishes may include poriyals (tempered, sautéed local vegetables) and kootu (vegetables with lentils and coconut). A classic Tamilian meal, the dishes are served in traditional earthen pots made from a south-Indian village potter and you will eat with your hands on a banana leaf when seasonally available or stainless steel thalis. Meals end with a traditional South Indian coffee that is filtered and brewed at home.

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If you have even the slightest curiosity about Ayurvedic cuisine, you will want to book a meal with Pratibha. You will taste a variety of dishes prepared consciously using Ayurvedic principles to be delicious, balanced and full of nourishment and vitality. I felt very welcome and at home. We discussed and shared many things about living fully. I also had the privilege of meeting 4 generations of Pratibha’s family. I was well fed on many levels!

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My mother and I were desperate to take a cooking class before we left India, especially as our last plan fell through. So, we found Traveling Spoon online and decided to try it out last minute! We originally wanted to book with Sundari, but she was already booked and couldn't accommodate us (wonderful interaction though! She was absolutely lovely) so Traveling Spoon actually contacted US when they saw us not make a booking, and offered their assistance. They contacted every host they had in Chennai, and found us Srividya who was available and happy to have us!Srividya was amazing and had a beautiful home. Her son was there for dinner and we all had a lovely chat over cooking and dinner. Mum and I had eaten SO much Indian food at this point, and already had a decent background in Indian cuisine, so we had a lot of suggestions for what we wanted to cook and Srividya blew us away by showing us EVERYTHING! Overall, what a wonderful experience we had! And all made possible by the fantastic team at Traveling Spoon!

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Such a great day ! Thanks a lot to this excellent cook - Meena ! She was an outstanding friendly host & her cooking class was a lot of fun :) An experience we surely will never forget - thank u !

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Kamala (= lotus flower) a great cooking teacher. Great explanation about products and about typical Chennai dishes. His house is fantastic, many of us would like to have such a house. Very but very happy with this experience and I will surely repeat next year. My English is not very good, I am Spanish, and I had a great time, I learned a lot.

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An excellent event with nice food. Uma and her friend Mali (spelling?) were excellent hosts and their English was excellent - so we were able to have interesting and detailed discussions on a variety of subjects. The house can be difficult to find, so you or your driver will need a mobile phone to navigate the last 100 metres or so. Read more about Private South Indian Vegetarian Dining with a Local Near the Chennai Airport 2020 - https://www.viator.com/tours/Chennai/South-Indian-Vegetarian-home-cooked-meal-with-a-local-near-the-Chennai-airport/d4624-7626P493?mcid=56757

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Sundari and Krishna were amazing hosts! They really went above and beyond our expectations. We learned a lot about local culture that we wouldn't have otherwise (wedding customs, clothing, and of course, the ingredients themselves), and her food was the best we had during our week spent in India. If I lived in Chennai, I'd want them to adopt me. I've already recommended them to friends who had a great experience as well. Thanks Sundari and Krishna!

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My cooking experience and meal with Jyashree (and her husband, Ravi) was exceptional. I loved each of the 9 dishes, the dessert poli, and the homemade sweet lassi that Jyashree whipped up when I mentioned that it was my favorite part of the hotel breakfast spread. Learning to cook was a blast. Jyashree has a great sense of humor and she adapted the course perfectly for me - giving me great tips for shortcuts and kitchen equipment and slowing things down to explain the different types of dhal and components of a good masala box.Jyashree and Ravi have a great dynamic. Conversation over dinner was easy and engaging and they took great care of me, arranging a ride back to the hotel with their driver and sending me off with some beautifully packaged rasam powder.Their home was lovely and spacious as well - couldn't have asked for a better experience.

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