The best 3 hours of your trip to Rio de Janeiro - now in a 100% vegan, hands-on home cooking class.
Your experience begins at the host’s home, where you’ll be welcomed with a vegan caipirinha and the warm, music-filled hospitality of a true carioca kitchen. Over about 3 and a half hours you’ll cook and taste as you learn techniques and recipes passed down through generations, all adapted to plant-based ingredients. Then we’ll sit down together to enjoy the full meal you helped prepare.
In the host’s home you’ll learn how to make a unique set of vegan recipes inspired by Brazilian tradition: 1 drink, 2 starters, 1 starter, 1 main dish, 2 sides, and 2 desserts.
Expect laughter, music, storytelling, and practical tips for recreating these dishes at home. This is an intimate, authentic way to experience Rio — perfect for curious travellers who want local flavour, plant-based innovation, and a cosy, home-style setting.
This is not a touristy demonstration, it’s a hands-on culinary celebration of Brazil’s incredible vegan possibilities. Come hungry and curious. Leave full and smiling.
Sample Menu:
- Vegan Caipirinha, Make your caipirinhas — classic lime or tropical twists like passionfruit, prepared with fresh lime and raw sugar.
- Tapioca Dadinhos, Golden, chewy tapioca cubes with a crisp exterior — perfect for dipping and sharing.
- Goiabada Dipping Cream, A silky sweet-and-sour guava (goiabada) cream — a bright, fruity contrast for the tapioca dadinhos.
- Cachaça-Flambéed Tofu, Tofu flambéed in cachaça with a medley of fresh peppers and orapronobis — bold, smoky, and irresistibly aromatic.
- Plantain Moqueca with Hearts of Palm, A fragrant, coconut-simmered moqueca made with sweet plantain and tender hearts of palm — tropical and comforting.
- Side · Lemongrass Cashew Rice, Light, fragrant lemongrass-infused rice studded with toasted cashews — ideal for soaking up the moqueca’s broth.
- Side · Saffron Farofa, A buttery, toasted manioc flour dish sautéed with garlic and onion — a uniquely Brazilian side that lifts the main course.
- Açaí Sorbet with Baru Nut Crumble, A cool, tangy açaí sorbet finished with crunchy baru nut crumble — a refreshing Amazonian finish.
- Exotic Fruit Tasting Platter, Seasonal Brazilian fruits selected for bright, unexpected flavours — a fresh, palate-cleansing course.
What makes this activity unique?
Escape the typical tourist circuit and discover Rio through its plant-based culinary traditions inside a real carioca home.
This hands-on class features seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and small-batch techniques that transform Brazil’s comforting dishes into creative vegan plates.
Enjoy an intimate, home-style setting with lively storytelling, local tips, and vegan caipirinhas, perfect for travellers who want an authentic, immersive taste of Rio.
Come hungry and curious. Leave full and smiling.
