Private Tour
Private Cooking Class in Yerevan with Transfers
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Manya who is an environmentalist, a kitchen furniture designer, a chef and a tour guide! This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Manya will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Armenian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's Yerevan home.
• Cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to Armenian culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Armenian hospitality in a residential Kotayk neighborhood
• Vegetarian options available
• If you choose the market tour grade option, your experience will include a visit to the local market. Your host will introduce you to her favored vendors and help you discover local produce. Together you will purchase a few ingredients for your cooking class.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Manya lives with her husband, Eduard, their infant son, Vazgen, and her parents, Saharuni and Larisa – who will be part of the experience whenever they are available. Manya and her family are currently building their home in the outskirts of Yerevan, with a stunning view of Mount Ararat. The construction of the home is complete however they are still adding finishing touches to the house, so it may look a bit rustic from the outside. They also plan to have a beautiful garden in the backyard, and have grown young apricot, peach, plum, apple, and sour cherry trees. In your one-hour, hands-on cooking class join Manya in her kitchen to learn to make traditional Armenian dishes using family recipes. You will learn to make a salad or side dish, a main dish, and a dessert. You then join the family to share the meal you helped prepare.
Sample Menu
starter
Coffee or Tea
starter
Appetizer: brduj (home-made cheese and fresh herbs rolled into lavash)
main
Main: khashlama (lamb stew) OR khorovats (a barbecued Armenian meat kebab)
OR Harissa (wheat mixed with meat and seasoned)
main
Side: fried eggs with tomatoes and pepper or barbecued vegetables
dessert
Dessert: fresh or dried fruits, home-made jam and pahlava (local puff pastry)
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Private cooking lesson with your host Manya
Alcoholic Beverages
If you choose the "market + cooking" tour grade option, your experience includes a market tour
Gratuities
Pickup points
Radisson Blu Hotel, Yerevan
2/2 Azatutyan Avenue Yerevan Armenia
Options
Mrkt+Cook+Dinner+Alc+RTT
Pickup included
Cooking+Lunch+Alc+RTT
Pickup included
Mrkt+Cook+Lunch+Alc+RTT
Pickup included
Cooking+Dinner+Alc+RTT
Pickup included
Reviews
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Learn and Eat!
Arne L,,Sep 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Manya is a wonderful ambassador for Armenia. We enjoyed our day cooking and the market as well. Definitely recommend.
Not your average dinner!
N9593NYsarahb,,Jan 9, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was our first time using TravelingSpoon and based on our experience will not be the last! Manya and her lovely family welcomed us into their town, their home and dinner table. We felt comfortable and welcomed, got to learn some special dishes and get to know a lovely family. I can't recommend this 'experience' enough, although it felt more like making a new friend!
Great experience, lovely host and delicious food!
maya23,,Dec 7, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Having lunch with Manya in Yerevan was our second cooking experience with Travelling Spoon (first time was in Lebanon, 2 years ago) and probably the highlight of our one-week holiday in Armenia. We spent a lovely afternoon learning about the exciting Armenian cuisine, tasting various ingredients in an amazing popular and lively local market and of course cooking and eating the delicious meals Manya planned for us after I mentioned two of my favourite ingredients: lamb and aubergine. I wish I could have that meal at least once a week! It is obvious that she is very gifted as a chef and we wish her and her husband all the best with their plans of opening a restaurant. We’ll definitely be one of the first guests of their restaurant even if it’s not too close to our home. Apart from trying many other delicious dishes beside the lamb and aubergine stew and drinking Ararat brandy out of a peach, it felt like, despite meeting Manya for the first time, we were very good old friends. We look forward to meeting Manya again and try her delicious food. Highly recommended!
Enjoyable meal and evening!
FlyinFoodieGuy,,Oct 10, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Overall I had a very enjoyable time with Manya. I particularly enjoyed the market our portion of the afternoon, and I was able to see a market which I'd have never found on my own. I really liked the explanations of Armenian cuisine and culture, and I would do it again!
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