Curaçao Cooking Class: Experience Traditional Caribbean Cuisine and Innovation with Chef Helmi
5.0
26 Ratings
Willemstad

Join Chef Helmi in a hands-on cooking class in Curaçao and experience the traditional Caribbean cuisine with a twist. Learn innovative ways to use Caribbean ingredients and create exciting dishes. Taste fresh fruits and vegetables, learn cooking techniques, and enjoy a delicious home-cooked Caribbean lunch.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Helmi Smeulders - Caribbean Chef - Explore the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean during a hands-on cooking class with Chef Helmi Smeulders, known from her appearances on the Caribbean Cook-Out Show, Top Chef and 24Kitchen. Discover the secrets of Caribbean cuisine and learn how to use exotic ingredients like tamarind, funchi and lionfish. Whether…
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What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Meal Options
  • Lionfish Ceviche -
  • Jerk Chicken
  • Corn Tortillas
  • Sweet Potato Salad
  • Green Papaya Salad
  • Funchi Fries
  • Papaya Cake with Lime Cream
Additional Information

Taste the flavors of the Caribbean!
Explore the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean during a hands-on cooking class with Chef Helmi Smeulders, known from her appearances on the Caribbean Cook-Out Show, Top Chef and 24Kitchen. Discover the secrets of Caribbean cuisine and learn how to use exotic ingredients like tamarind, funchi and lionfish. Whether you’re…

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Location
Helmi Smeulders - Caribbean Chef
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My kitchen is located opposite the dentist behind the taupe wall with pink flowers. Please park somewhere down the street, not at the dentist parking lot.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(26 Ratings)
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Susandf5074hq
Sep 27, 2024
Great Time Taking a Cooking Class! - As a first time traveler to Curaçao, and a culinary school graduate as well as a former cooking school owner myself, I had no idea what to expect! Helmi's class couldn't have been more FUN! I learned so much about the local cuisine, met people from Amsterdam and England, and was the only American in the group! Helmi's hospitality was unbelievable, I felt like I was cooking in the kitchen of an old friend!
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559amena
Sep 26, 2024
Fascinating - The cooking class was a special experience, especially from my perspective as an African. It was fascinating to see how they often use the same ingredients in Caribbean cuisine as they do in our own kitchen, but prepare them in completely different ways. It gave me new insights and ideas, and it was very educational to discover the diversity of tastes and techniques. What also made the experience special was the personal introduction to Helmi and the other participants at the beginning of the class. This created a warm and cozy atmosphere, where everyone quickly felt at ease. The interaction between everyone made it not only an instructive, but also an incredibly fun and social morning/afternoon. Highly recommended for those who love cooking and want to learn more about other culinary cultures!
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757bentev
Sep 26, 2024
A Tasty Journey Through Caribbean Cuisine: Educational and Delicious! - The cooking class was a fantastic experience! It started with an interesting introduction in which we learned a lot about the different ingredients used in Caribbean cuisine. I had no idea how much variety and depth lies behind the flavours and spices typical of this region. It was super educational and immediately gave us a good basis to get started with the recipes. Then it became really fun: get started yourself! It was great to work with those fresh and colorful ingredients, learn new techniques and prepare the dishes together. The atmosphere was casual and cozy, and everyone was well supervised. And best of all? At the end of the lesson we could taste all that delicious stuff ourselves! Everything we had made was incredibly tasty and it was really satisfying to enjoy dishes we had made ourselves. Highly recommended for anyone who loves to cook and wants to get to know Caribbean cuisine better!
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Ulfkardell
Sep 22, 2024
Fun, interesting and fantastic - An amazing day on my birthday September 21, 2023. Really fun for a happy amateur chef to get nerded down in the Caribbean kitchen and Helmi is fantastic now we look forward to Dinner in the field next time. Those of you who visit this paradise, do not miss Things to do an activity at Helmi you will remember this with pleasure forever.
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Jodi_t_tsg
Sep 21, 2024
Helmi Smeulders Cooking Class! If you like to eat, it’s a must! - If you allowed 10 stars, that’s what I would give to our experience with Helmi and her fabulous sous chef Reijson. It was a magnificent experience from start to finish. Having spent the last 35+ years living in the Caribbean I was amazed by how much I still had to learn about Caribbean food, usage, preparation, and so on. To learn in a beautiful environment, such as the one that Helmi has created and hear her teach with humor, passion and love for what she does was really inspiring. I had the good fortune of attending the class with one of my dearest friends, and we had a ball! We were a small group of around 10 people, all willing students. We learned, we cooked and then the best part ….we ate! Spectacular food! The next time that I’m in Curaçao, I will plan my time around another activity that Helmi offers and if I go with a friend who has not yet been to one of her cooking classes, I will even repeat it because it was such a memorable experience! She’s the kind of person that you want to hug when the class is done and then go out for a drink with. When in Curaçao, do not miss this class! It’s worth every penny and then some.
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307maartjet
Sep 18, 2024
Great experience and great lunch - After my husband and his father had already been to Helmi's cooking class, I couldn't stay behind. Their enthusiasm was contagious. I went alone but met a friendly mixed group. We all got inspired by Helmi's passion for Caribbean cuisine. I really liked the detailed explanation of ingredients and what you can use them for. Then we got to work in Helmi's professional kitchen. Cooking together was great fun. After that is was very nice to then enjoy together what we have made and learned. The result of our work was a tasty lunch with new friends.
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630lindem
Sep 13, 2024
Ultimate Antillean cooking class - I already had several Helmi cookbooks and this cooking class made me taste and cook outside my comfort zone
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Masterkite
Sep 12, 2024
Highlight of our stay - Excellent class. Inspiring, creative and delicious. Lovely chef Helmi. It was the highlight of our stay in Curacao. I would highly recommend your cooking classes!
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61wouterv
Sep 12, 2024
The highlight of my holiday! - Hemi is without a doubt the best chef of Curacao, an Authority on Caribbean Cooking and like no other able to use all the ingredients the island has to offer. She knows how to impart that knowledge to islanders and tourists in a light-hearted way by letting them have fun preparing an unforgettable lunch together. It was without a doubt the highlight of our holiday.
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Jbridgesrn1
Aug 29, 2024
Best Island Experience - This was the best experience we had while staying on the island. Helmi made you feel at home and was an expert on all things local. Do not miss this!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).