Visit Puerto Rico and Learn to Cook Traditional Puerto Rican Dishes

Alcapurrias, Bacalitos, Empanadillas, Mofongo, Pasteles, Tostones, Lechon, Arroz y Habichuelas, Tembleque and Tres Leche; is your mouth watering yet?

These are just some of the many food delights that await you here in Puerto Rico. If you have visited Puerto Rico then I am sure you have tried some if not all of the above. If you have not visited Puerto Rico yet, then when you do, make sure you sample plenty of the local dishes that can be found around the island.

Thanks to Chef Tamara I found this site that offers a half/full day workshop in Puerto Rican Cookery. Chef Luly Bustillo runs CAPACH, the Vocational Training Center of Culinary Arts and Hospitality.

CAPACH offers the ‘Culinary Tourism: Cocina Criolla workshop (in English and Spanish)’. This workshop is intended for visitors to Puerto Rico who are willing to experience a culinary adventure in Caribbean Creole cuisine. ‘The goal of this workshop, offered by request, is to use your visit to learn about the local ingredients, learn the basic techniques in the preparation of local delicacies and learn to cook these criollo recipes like a native’. (translated from the CAPACH website)

Sample Class (can be customized) would include:
Tragos (drinks): champola y pina colada
entremes (appetizer): sorullitos y bacalaitos
plato principal (main course): mofongo relleno de pollo
postre (dessert): tres leches de coquito

There is a minimum of 5 people and price varies depending on the menu / activities, and can be a half day or full day including a visit to a local market.

Contact Information for CAPACH:
Chef Luly Bustillo
CAPACH
Campo Rico Ave Corner C/24
Urb Castellana Gardens
# R-5, Carolina
Puerto Rico

Email: capach@me.com
Tel: 787 477-5967
Website: CAPACH

You can locate CAPACH here on our interactive map

Thanks again to Chef Tamara for providing the information on the workshop

If you have taken a cooking workshop with CAPACH or know of any other cooking classes here in Puerto Rico, please share in the comments section below.