COOKING LESSONS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LOCAL DISHES

At San Isidro we operate our cooking classes more like an open invitation to our guests to accompany us in the kitchen to help prepare one of the lodge lunches or dinners. Depending on your interest level, be hands-on, or simply observe… your choice! This has become an increasingly popular activity at the lodge as it not only teaches our guests about the local products and how to prepare them, but also makes it possible to interact with folks from the surrounding communities that work with us... 

FLAVORS OF THE ANDES AND AMAZON

TASTING MENU: 8 DISH SAMPLE GALORE

BOOK OUR “FLAVORS OF THE ANDES AND AMAZON” TASTING MENU:

At an additional cost you can enjoy an eight-course meal and sample the flavors of Ecuador’s mountains and Amazon. If you and your travel companions are interested in this unique option, please let us know.
One of the ways to immerse yourself into a new culture is by trying the local flavors. Our tasting menu will take you through the history and traditions of our Andean and Amazonian cultures. Although the menu varies according to the products of the season, it always includes creative dishes with local, exotic tastes that will indulge your palate. We serve 8-9 small dishes that combine soups, main courses, a sorbet and deserts. Here are some examples of what you will experience:

- Guayusa leaf cocktail
- Cream of chonta palm fruit, served with crunchy chonta slices.
- Sumaco oyster mushrooms, with morete sauce and organic kale
- Naranjilla sorbet
 
- Crispy chontacuro with malanga tuber, wild cilantro pesto, caramelized sacha inchi and cloud forest fiddlehead ferns.

- Ñachis (local fish) with mashed Amazonian potatoes, wild sunfo (mint) and chayotes.

- Exotic Amazonian "paiche" fish marinated in wild herbs, wrapped in crispy yuca strips with turmeric and wild garlic sauce, and gualea beans maito.

- Borojo fruit ice cream
- Arasá fruit mousse
- Heart of palm and Amazonian vanilla tartlet
- Roasted barley flour and paparagua (Amazonian nut) truffle, covered in Ecuadorian dark chocolate

- Caramelized white cacao nut

We will recommend the best wine pairing to enhance your meal.

Please make sure to book ahead of time, do not miss this experience!