Curaçao Cooking Class: Experience Traditional Caribbean Cuisine and Innovation with Chef Helmi
5.0
41 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
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
  • Carbonated beverages
  • 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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Dantione_c
May 8, 2025
A Culinary Curacao Adventure - This experience is definitely a class where you not only cook but learn about the different locally grown food options. We were able to select which of the menu options we wanted to prepare and followed the instructions. It felt daunting at first until you realized that the instructions were simple and easy to follow. If you had a question Helmi and Riley were there to assist. We made the Jerk Chicken, Ceviche and Mango Aioli. The kitchen was rustic and had all the tools you needed. While we were cooking drinking options were provided and the kitchen came alive. The class starts off with Helmi providing some background on her journey and culinary point of view so you learn a lot. Once all of the food is done you get the to sit around the table and enjoy it. This experience left our bellies and hearts full. We bought one of her cookbooks and can't wait to return home to try out some recipes. This is definitely an experience to try while in Curacao.
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Traci_h
May 3, 2025
Great time - Helmi and Riley were excellent! We had a wonderful time hear her stories and cooking some awesome dishes.
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Mike
Mar 31, 2025
Fantastic Cooking Class and Meal - We had a fantastic time. Helmi and her team were very informative, helpful, and personable. She started by giving us snacks and drinks, and then talked about some of the local ingredients that we would be using. We were allowed to choose a recipe that we would prepare under their guidance. Ultimately, we all sat down and enjoyed the meal that we all contributed to. We've been on over 20 cruises and numerous excursions, and this was one of the best experiences we've had. We would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in cooking and wants to learn by doing. Mike & Steph
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Jdcline78
Jan 24, 2025
Very fun - Helmi and her whole team were awesome we do cooking classes in every country we visit this was by far our favorite one to date. We learn how to clean and prep lion fish and made a great ceviche out of it
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Jeffwp8088ax
Jan 24, 2025
One of the highlites of our time in Curaçao! - My wife and I joined Chef Helmi for an amazing day learning all about local ingredients and how to best prepare them. The class is great for both newcomers to a culinary environment as well as those with some experience in the kitchen. Chef Helmi & team offer guidance and support throughout the recipe creation process. Learning all about the invasive Lionfish was also a highlite. The day is culminated by sitting down for an amazing lunch and getting to know the other guests from all over the world, while enjoying the "fruits" of our labour. Thank you for such a great experience, it was definitely one of the highlites of our time in Curaçao
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D0naray
Jan 22, 2025
Great experience! - Excellent class, Helmi was welcoming and provided a wonderful experience. Met so many cool people from all over the world!
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Ids
Jan 17, 2025
A great culinary experience - An absolute recommendation for those who love cooking and want to learn a lot about Caribbean culinary tastes. Helmi is a top hostess, lively and passionate. I learned a lot about fresh produce from the island.
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Joopb923
Jan 14, 2025
A culinary surprise - A delicious cuisine to prepare dishes together with a group of people from all over the world using mainly local products. After preparing, eat together at a large table. It was interesting, educational, cozy and the food prepared by ourselves was very honest. Highly recommended if you live on Curacao or are on vacation. 😊
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I3997jvsandrac
Jan 11, 2025
A wonderful and informative morning with delicious local dishes from Curacao. - We had a wonderful cooking class with Helmi Smeulders. We learned a lot about local food and we were allowed to taste many of you. We sat together in a cosy group, had a lot of fun and received a lot of new and interesting information. Afterwards we started cooking. For two we prepared a dish each. There were meat dishes, fish and vegetarian dishes. The recipes were easy to understand and easy to implement. If needed, you got support and helpful tips at any time. In the end we all ate together and each dish was incredibly delicious. We would book this cooking class again anytime.
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Laurasb7459vx
Jan 11, 2025
Must visit! - Together with my daughter, I had am amazing experience with Helmi and het collegue! Everything was well taken care of and easy to follow. Great experience and an absolute must when visiting Curacao!
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