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Traditional Kikuyu Cooking in Nairobi with a Local Family

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Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

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Maggie lives with her husband and son in Kitengela, a suburb of Nairobi. She learned all the tips and tricks to cook a traditional Kikuyu meal from her mother. Maggie is so excited to share with you her Kikuyu roots, traditions and food - that very nutritious. She is a nutritionist and is very passionate about helping people choose a healthy lifestyle. As a host Maggie desires to share her cooking skills and bring a smile on people's faces, while they try the food she grew up eating.

- Private Kikuyu cooking class in Nairobi with a local family

- Learn to cook traditional Kenyan food in Nairobi

- Enjoy a home-cooked kikuyu meal prepared using family recipes

- One of the top things to do in Nairobi, is join a local to learn more about their life and culture through their food

- Vegetarian meals available on request

- If you choose the optional market tour, get a guided tour of the local Kitengela market

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Menu may vary depending on the season

Private, personalized experience

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. In your 1 hour 30 minute traditional Kenyan cooking class learn to cook a home-cooked kikuyu meal. You will cook a traditional kikuyu meal using my Maggie's family recipes. Learn to make chapati (flatbread) and beef stew with peas from scratch. Maggie will also share useful tips and tricks that she learned from her mother. After cooking, share the meal you helped prepare. If you choose the optional market tour, please meet Maggie at her home and then walk together to Kitengela market. It is a one stop shop for all your vegetables, fruits, grains and spices. This is a busy, local market and Maggie will guide you through it, so that you can shop for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. Its a great way to be part of the chaos in the daily lives of locals and get insight into the local produce grown there.

Sample Menu

starter

Boiled corn or githeri (maize and beans) or mukimo (mashed green peas)

main

Choose any 1

Beef stew with chapati (flatbread) or Gitwero pilau (one pot raw banana, potato, meat and rice dish) or Ugali (Kenyan cornmeal) or Tamaki (fish)

main

Steamed cabbage or any other seasonal vegetable

dessert

Tea

What‘s Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Gratuities

Private Kenyan cooking class with a local

If you choose the optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of a local, neighborhood market

Traditional, homecooked Kikuyu meal in a local home

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Options

Cooking + dinner with Maggie

Cooking + lunch with Maggie

Market+cook+lunch w/ Maggie

Market+cook+dinner w/ Maggie

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    K2528ERmarianaa,Jan 22, 2024

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    5.00

    A wonderful place, delicious cuisine, impeccable service, a place worth visiting, we have been several times and will certainly return

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