The 4 Best Cooking Classes in Ethiopia

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

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

Join Daniel and Tigist for a private 3.5-hour visit to an Addis Ababa market and family home. You’ll help prepare Ethiopian dishes, learn about injera and hand-roasted coffee, then share the meal and a traditional coffee ceremony. Choose lunch or dinner, and advise the hosts about vegetarian needs, allergies, or other preferences when booking.

“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

Meet Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private Ethiopian cooking class and coffee ceremony. Tigist teaches you to prepare dishes such as shiro, tibs, and injera, while Daniel shares food, history, politics, and life in Ethiopia. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the full experience lasts about four hours.

“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 home on the greener outskirts of Addis Ababa for a private cooking class. Tigist teaches injera and a dish such as shiro or tibs, while you roast coffee beans and share the finished meal. 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 to cook injera, shiro wot, and Ethiopian coffee in a local home kitchen. Your day includes hotel or airport pickup, a stop at Shola Market, the National Museum to see Lucy, lunch, and return transport. Small groups are limited to seven people.

“Abraham was an amazing guide taking us into a home to learn how to make injera. What an experience! So good that we booked another tour with him!”

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