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Brokopondo district tour
Brokopondo is known for the reservoir and its hydroelectric power plant, and also for the beautiful Brownsberg nature reserve.
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Surinamese cooking class
Always wanted to cook delicious Surinamese dishes yourself? Then this is your chance to take this class. You choose the dishes to cook from the different cuisines on offer.
Fixed departure dates
Departure times and meeting points can change. If they do, everyone who has booked receives an e-mail straight away.
Description
Suriname has many different cuisines, because many different cultures and population groups live in this beautiful country.
That's why there are so many delicacies.
If you'd like to be able to make these meals and snacks yourself, these cooking classes are your chance.
And of course, enjoying the delicious dishes is part of it too!
The cuisines covered are:
- Creole cuisine
- Hindustani cuisine
- Javanese cuisine
Under the tabs you'll find the different packages available and what they include.
You can choose from the dishes below:
- Moksi alesi
- Pom
- Heri heri
- Pitjil
- Bami
- Nasi
- Saoto
- Peanut soup
- Green banana soup
- Telo
- Roti (counts as 2 main courses)
- Brown beans
- Salad
The “snacks” you can choose from are:
- spring rolls (loempia)
- bakabana
- Surinamese croquettes
- bara
- goedangan
- pancakes (flensjes)
- satay
Tamarinde cooking class
Tamarinde cooking class (2 main courses and 1 snack, including 2 drinks)
€50.00 p.p. (departure from 2 people). You meet the hostess at the meeting point we send you by e-mail; she takes you to the location where you prepare the chosen dishes together with her. She teaches you step by step how to make them and tells you all about the ingredients and spices. After this class you will not only know how to prepare a few Surinamese dishes, but also know more about the spices and how to use them. After cooking, you sit down to enjoy the dishes you made yourself. Schedule The schedule may be adjusted, as may the times. Parts of the programme are flexible. A special menu is available for vegetarians, provided this is explicitly requested in advance, as are any allergies.- day tourYou meet the hostess at the meeting point we send you by e-mail; she takes you to the location where you prepare the chosen dishes together with her. She teaches you step by step how to make them and tells you all about the ingredients and spices. After this class you will not only know how to prepare a few Surinamese dishes, but also know more about the spices and how to use them. After cooking, you sit down to enjoy the dishes you made yourself.
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Outward & return journey
17:00 Meet the hostess at the meeting point · 17:30 Preparing the dishes · 19:00 Dinner · 20:30 End of the class
Antroewa cooking class
Antroewa cooking class (2 main courses and 1 snack, including 2 drinks)
€75.00 p.p. (departure from 2 people)
In the morning, between 9:30 and 11:00 am, you meet the hostess at the meeting point we send you by e-mail (once the booking is complete you will also receive the exact time).Together you go shopping for the ingredients, and you learn what to look out for and why.
The hostess then takes you to the location where you prepare the chosen dishes together with her.
After this class you will not only know how to prepare a few Surinamese dishes, but also know more about the spices and how to use them, and what to look out for when buying the ingredients and spices.
After cooking, you sit down to enjoy the dishes you made yourself.
Schedule
The schedule may be adjusted, as may the times.
Parts of the programme are flexible.
A special menu is available for vegetarians, provided this is explicitly requested in advance, as are any allergies.
- day tourIn the morning, between 9:30 and 11:00 am, you meet the hostess at the meeting point we send you by e-mail (once the booking is complete you will also receive the exact time).
Together you go shopping for the ingredients, and you learn what to look out for and why.
The hostess then takes you to the location where you prepare the chosen dishes together with her.
After this class you will not only know how to prepare a few Surinamese dishes, but also know more about the spices and how to use them, and what to look out for when buying the ingredients and spices.
After cooking, you sit down to enjoy the dishes you made yourself. - day tour
Outward & return journey
~ 10:00 Departure from the meeting point
10:30 Shopping
12:00 Arrival at the cooking location
12:30 Preparing the dishes
14:30 Lunch
16:00 End of the class
Packing list
- walking shoes
- sunscreen
- hat or cap
- mosquito repellent
- small backpack
Departure schedule
On request from 2 people.
You can find the scheduled departure dates in the tour overview.
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