5 Cooking Classes in Ethiopia to Build a Day Around

1.Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Coffee Ceremony at a Home in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $168Our pick

Spend 3.5 hours with Daniel and Tigist, starting with a private Addis Ababa market visit and continuing in their home kitchen. Learn to prepare injera and seasonal Ethiopian dishes, roast coffee by hand, and share a traditional ceremony. Choose lunch or dinner, with vegetarian options available.

“Friendly hosts gave me a family experience of preparing and cooking authentic Ethiopian food, then more importantly eating it. Totally delicious and finished with the full coffee ceremony. Very enjoyable, the only downside was the distance from my hotel, at around 40 mins just outside Addis.”

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2.Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis with transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $154

Spend about four hours with Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home kitchen. Prepare injera, shiro or tibs, then roast coffee beans and take part in a traditional ceremony. Hotel pickup and drop-off make this private cultural experience easy to fit into an Addis visit.

“In addition to the wonderful cooking experience given by Daniel and his lovely family, Daniel gave us an inside look into his neighborhood in the hills on the outskirts of Addis and answered any and all of our questions about Ethiopian culture. This experience made our time in Read more”

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3.Unique Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $116

Join Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private, hands-on lesson in injera, shiro or tibs, and Ethiopian coffee roasting. You’ll cook, eat, and share a traditional coffee ceremony with the family. Choose lunch or dinner, and request vegetarian dishes or extra recipes when booking.

“What an amazing way to spend our Thanksgiving! Our family of 6 with adult children had the most lovely evening. Daniel and his wife Tigest hosted us in their home...”

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4.Addis abeba Full Cooking class.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $90Best value

Spend four hours with Abraham and Selam learning injera, shiro wot, and Ethiopian coffee in a local home kitchen. Your day also includes hotel or airport pickup, Shola Market, the National Museum and Lucy, lunch, and return transport. Groups are limited to seven.

“Reta is best Guide in Äthiopia! He‘s so friendly and helpful😊 … and it was really exciting to discover Addis Abeba with him 👌”

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5.Private Ethiopian Home Cooking Class in Addis Ababa with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $124

Join Hilena, a native of Addis Ababa, for a private cooking class in her home near Sansusi. With transfer included, you may visit the neighborhood market, choose ingredients, prepare two Ethiopian dishes, share a meal, and drink Ethiopian coffee. Her brother helps translate.

“Was a great experience and very educational. Lovely and attentive family that welcomed us into their home. Be prepared, it's a long course with a ton of food but gives a sense of how Ethiopians cook and eat and is well worth it. We would definitely recommend.”

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