The tour starts at 07.30AM from the entrance of Hotel Royal. The first 3 hours we will walk through the historical Paramaribo. On this tour you will get to know the beautiful Paramaribo. We will visit the highlights of Paramaribo such as; the Jewish synagogue and the mosque fraternally next to each other, the colonial building of the free Negress Elisabeth Samson, the wooden cathedral, Palmentuin, Fort Zeelandia, and the Independence Square and Presidential Palace are also on the program. During this tour the guide will tell you extensively about the history of Suriname. You will not only hear the distant past, but also the recent history since independence gives you a good picture of Paramaribo. You will also learn about the architecture of the colonial buildings. Waterfront is also extensively discussed and the central market. At the market we will buy our fresh vegetables and fruit for the cooking workshop. A country known for its good food, you should definitely learn something from it! With Irene, our regular cook, you will soon learn the tricks and you will be satisfied with a beautiful end result, a tasty dish that you choose, prepare and of course eat. This workshop lasts approximately 3 hours. We start at 11.00 am at Lolo Kukru.
Start: 07.30AM: Entrance Hotel Torarica
Ends: around 14pm-15pm at Lolo kukru (a location behind the Paramaribo Zoo)

Choice of 1 (one) main meal:
Javanese cuisine:

• Chicken satay or Spring roll or Baka Bana. And Saoto soup (Javanese soup with bean sprouts, potato fries, egg, fluffed chicken)
• Bami goreng with ayam smoor (kecap chicken) complete (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Nasie goreng with ayam smoor (kecap chicken) complete (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Gado Gado/ pitjel OR Vegetarian saoto soup Tahoe lontong (tofu with sticky rice)
• vegetarian Goedangan (fried shredded coconut) with mix of blanched vegetables. Vegetarian but can also be eaten with satays
• Sayoer lodek (mix vegetables, tofu, tempeh with coconut milk) vegetarian. Can also be eaten together with nassi koening and satays.
• Santen chicken (chicken in coconut milk)
• Peanutsambel and bakabana or chicken satay

Hindustani cuisine:

• Roti (pancake filled with potato or yellow peas), vegetables (pumpkin, long beans and eggplant), curry (masala) chicken

Creole cuisine:

• Her'heri (ground fruits with cod and tomato sauce)
• Kidney Beans with Rice and Chicken (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Chicken OR Fish pie (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Pom (oven dish with chicken, pomtayer ( arrowleaf elephant ear root ) (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Sweet and sour chicken (complete)
• Djarpesie moksi alesie with smoked chicken, fish (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Bitawirie moksialesie with smoked fish and fried fish (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Masoes moksi alesie with smoked fish, dried shrimps and fried fish (served with vegetables and pickles)
• Peanut soup with chicken
• Allakondre soup (mix ground fruits with smoked chicken and fish)