A Virtual Cooking Class Live From Peru

With Lima Gourmet

Well, Coronavirus may have ruined all of our plans including our trip to Peru but it can’t ruin everything. To try and mark the adventure we were going to take we decided that we would learn (by ourselves) how to make ceviche and pisco sours at home in London on the night we would’ve been spending in Lima - eating all the delicious Peruvian food. After some original research to find some great food things we could do in Lima, I found Lima Gourmet! I immediately decided to book their five-hour afternoon food tour for our first day in Peru before we moved on to other parts of the country.

Two days before our planned homemade lockdown feast I visited The Lima Gourmet website to get their link so I could attach it to our Peruvian adventure itinerary which you can read here. I noticed that they were now offering virtual cooking classes over zoom for one hour to teach you how to make pisco sours and ceviche. Are you kidding? A cooking class from Peru - live! It was just what we needed. A little piece of our holiday and a little bit of joy during the weirdest time we’ve experienced on earth so far.

Lucas, who owns Lima Gourmet with his lovely wife Samantha, will be your host and instructor. You’ll learn about Pisco and Peru and then Lucas will walk you through how to make everything in your very own kitchen.

This was the most fun we've had since lockdown started. It was like a breath of fresh air! Not to mention delicious. We decided one week later to do the class again but to extend the zoom invitation and sign up four other friends. Proving that anyone who does this class will love it!

If you have had an adventure cancelled in 2020 which is likely, I highly recommend this stay at home experience! For any traveller who loves adventure and trying something new, you will love this. In a time where we can only explore our backyard (if you have one), we now have the gift of zoom and Lima Gourmet so you can travel to South America and learn from the best. It’s an easy decision.

Once you’ve booked in your class from Lima Gourmet here, all the ingredients are sent to you via email. There are plenty of time slots to choose from for your class but 7 pm UK time is the 1 pm Lima class. Depending on where you’re from you’ll probably need to buy a bottle of Pisco online. We bought ours on Amazon here. You will also need a lot of limes so be prepared.

Here is our virtual cooking class on zoom in photos!