Cooking Classes

Typical Lunch or Dinner

As our ancestors did, we use the original wood stove in La Casona to prepare delicious country-style dishes. We offer a carefully selected 3-course lunch that allows you to taste traditional Costa Rican food prepared with organic herbs and cooked on a wood stove. Enjoy healthy food produced organically by us and small farmers around Casona Rio Fortuna. The typical dish is Casado: fresh-made rice, red beans, green salad, cassava or yucca, plantain or fried banana, "picadillo" of yellow potato with green papaya, and homemade spicy chile (optional). Main dish options: Chicken in Tomato Criollo, Beef Stew in Fresh Tomato, or Vegetarian. Includes coffee or tea, dessert, and Chocolate Licor Cream as a digestive. Our meals are GLUTEN AND PEANUTS FREE

Duración: 4 Hours

Tortilla Class

The tortilla is one of the most popular items in Costa Rican cuisine, and is an important staple in Costa Rican diet and culture. Visitors will participate in the creative process of turning corn into corn flour in order to make tortillas and become familiar with the food of another culture. They will also participate in the measuring and mixing process. Each participant will have their own ball of dough to turn into a tortilla. The ladies in charge of the kitchen will cook the tortillas on the wood stove. When it`s fresh, fill it up and eat! Our great Premium Reserve coffee will be made fresh by pouring through the hot pot of water in the cotton filter complimented with coffee ground with “pea berries”. Includes: - Sweet Moonshine welcome drink. - Omelet class, classic style, coffee, tea or fruit juice. - Visit to the sugar cane mill.

Duración: 4 Hours

Cooking course in Costa Rica

The best way to understand a country is through its cuisine. We offer you the opportunity to learn how to cook on a wood stove in the typical Costa Rican way. The cooking classes are led by a local family who are experts in the preparation of typical dishes. They will guide you so that you learn quickly and efficiently. Enjoy the warmth of a historic finca while you prepare and taste delicious typical dishes on the original wood fire. You can choose to cook your breakfast, lunch or dinner. Rating: Cultural. Recommended for: Lovers of traditional cuisine. Includes: Fully equipped kitchen aid with traditional utensils. Local monitors. You should bring: Comfortable clothes and camera. Duration of the excursion: 2 hours approximately. Minimum number of participants: 2 PAX.

Duración: 2 Hours