Explore the heart of Ecuador through 32 authentic, time-honored flavours during a deep cultural dive into Andean and coastal cuisine.
Led by a local host, you’ll be welcomed into a private tasting space to experience Quito’s most iconic dishes, from ancient traditions to everyday local favourites. This curated session features 32 standout items: you will sample savoury dishes like encebollado mixto, crispy empanadas de viento, traditional fritada, and comforting potato-and-corn sides.
The experience also showcases Ecuador's incredible biodiversity through a vibrant tasting of native Andean fruits, single-origin local chocolates, and classic drinks like warm spiced canelazo and traditional lagers. Each bite highlights the history, regional ingredients, and cultural rituals behind Ecuador's culinary identity, all without any strenuous walking or cooking required.
Sample menu:
Seafoods:
Encebollado Mixto: Ecuador’s classic tuna and shrimp soup, slow-cooked in a rich cassava, tomato, and onion broth.
Meats:
Fritada: Tender, slow-cooked pork chunks caramelised in their own juices.
Chinchulines & Tripa Mishqui: Traditional street-style grilled and seasoned Andean skewers.
Delicacies:
Tigrillo: Savoury green plantain mash cooked with fresh cheese.
Muchín de Yuca: Golden, crispy cassava cakes filled with melting cheese.
Empanada de Viento: A giant, puffed fried pastry filled with cheese and dusted with sugar.
Native Staples:
Andean Grain & Tuber Platter: A mix of Mote (hominy corn), crunchy Tostado, tender Habas (fava beans), and native Melloco tubers.
Papa Chola & Choclo con Queso: Native highland potatoes and sweet mountain corn served with fresh farm cheese (queso fresco).
Caramelised Maduro & Chifles: Sweet pan-fried yellow plantains paired with crispy savoury plantain chips.
Ají Casero: Artisanal local hot sauces paired across savoury dishes to customise spice levels.
Fruits:
Andean Superfruits: Fresh tasting of tart Taxo (banana passionfruit), sweet Granadilla, and tangy Tomate de Árbol (tree tomato).
Exotic Varieties: Aromatic Guayaba, creamy Chirimoya, and refreshing Fruta China.
Baby Fruits: Sweet Orito (baby banana) and Pepino Dulce (sweet cucumber-melon).
Sweets
Single-Origin Cacao: Premium dark chocolate showcasing Ecuador’s world-renowned fine-flavor cacao.
Local & Traditional Drinks
Warm Spiced Brews: Traditional Canelazo (hot spiced cinnamon drink with aguardiente) and rich Colada Morada (spiced purple corn and fruit elixir).
National Lager Tasting: Sampling Ecuador’s most famous local beers, Pilsener and Club.
