Fusion Cuban Cuisine w/ Chef Raulito
FUSION CUBAN CUISINE W/ CHEF RAULITO
CUBAN COOKING - CLASS - WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION
This workshop takes place in Raulito's restaurant located inside his family home in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana.
The home has been remodeled to accommodate two spacious dining areas and a well equipped kitchen. Raulito's fusion cuisine utilizes traditional Cuban ingredients such as root vegetables (malanga, yuca, boniato), meats (pork, chicken, seafood), seasonings (pru oriental & sofrito) and tropical fruits (platano, mango, tamarindo) to create new combinations (fusions) of dishes and sauces. Raulito's cuisine draws inspiration from all the cultural roots of Cuba including: native, Spanish, African, French, and Chinese.
THE EXPERIENCE
On any given workshop day Raulito will be preparing dishes based on his current restaurant menu. Guests can select menu items they would like to help prepare plus Raulito offers other options depending on what is fresh in his larder. Sauces, herbs, and seasonings are central to his cuisine and he will teach many of the tricks and techniques he uses to blend flavors. Guests will help prepare the vegetables, tropical fruits, and the meats selected for lunch. Raulito also makes his own ice cream.
ABOUT RAULITO
Raulito spent two years working in his grandmother's Cuban paladar before he went to live in Montevideo, Uruguay in 2009. There he graduated from "Gato Dumas Colegio de Gastronomia" in 2012. In 2017 he open his own restaurant in his family home in Havana
activity type: workshop-class
your guides: Boogalu host-guide & specialty guide
location: Raulito's restaurant in Vedado, Havana
languages: English-Spanish
duration: 3 hrs.
included: lunch and drinks / pickup & drop off
booking: see options below