Kampala Cooking Class with a Local

Whether you are a family, an individual or a group, enjoy the experience of shopping in a local market, learning to prepare a traditional Ugandan dish and enjoying the meal with a new found friend. Experience a day of food, friendship and relaxation in hospitable Kampala. Meet up with your host at Nakawa fresh produce market early in the morning around 10:00am. Enjoy a relaxed hour or so of picking up fresh ingredients in the market, and let your host teach you about the different local foods and ingredients, as well as showing you the tricky art of haggling with Ugandan vendors. After shopping, you will then head off to the host's home. Enjoy the experience of learning to prepare a Ugandan meal with the aid of the host. Staples you can expect to learn to prepare include Matooke (steamed green bananas), luwombo (chicken or goat steamed in banana leaves), Smoked tilapia prepared in peanut sauce, tropical salads and many more. Meals may be prepared on local Ugandan charcoal stoves. When the meal is ready, enjoy a sumptuous lunch with the host. Do not be surprised if neighbours or visitors join in - meal time is a social occasion in Uganda and friends and family are normally invited to join in when hosting guests. After lunch and tidying up, relax with conversation, Ugandan beer and wine/ gin or juice. Also learn to play the local board and card games like omweso and matatu. Share stories of your home and life with your host, and learn about theirs. As the day comes to a close, around 5-6pm, the host will arrange an uber or drop you off at your residence in and around Kampala.