Experience the true flavors and history of Bahia in this private cooking class with a local family. Your private guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to the lively São Joaquim Market, where you’ll explore traditional ingredients and learn how Afro-Brazilian cuisine was shaped by the Atlantic slave trade. Select fresh fruits for your handmade caipirinhas, then continue to the warm home of a local family. You’ll be welcomed with a traditional casquinha de siri, followed by a hands-on class preparing iconic dishes: fish and shrimp moqueca, banana moqueca, coconut rice, and dendê farofa. As you cook, your hosts share stories, techniques, and family traditions. End the experience enjoying a homemade Bahian dessert and sharing a relaxed meal with your hosts. A cultural, intimate, and unforgettable culinary journey into the heart of Bahia.