Food Tour in Medellin: An Authentic Culinary Experience

LocationMedellinMedellin
Colombia
Price

Get to know our culture and habits through our food. Read more!!

Terrific Culinary Introduction to Medellin

Andres picked up our family of four and we drove to Sabaneta, located about 9 km away from El Poblado.

Kipp229 from Norwalk, Connecticut

We didn’t know we saved the best for last… Sunday Food Tour!

It was our last night in town after 3 days of exploring Medellin and we wanted a “local” food experience

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TheLays3 from San Francisco

Fabuloso…Sunday food and fun with a Father’s Day twist

Andres was on time, enthusiastic, informative, and good company. We ended the night with a family dinner at a coffee

Ispath from Greenwood, Indiana

Great night with Andres

What a fun night with Andres. Andres picked us up at our hotel. We the drove to Sabaneta neighborhood. We

Casobg from New York city

Excellent opportunity to try traditional Medellin treats

We were very pleased with this tour. We were picked up at our hotel and plenty of time to ask

Mcburtness. Fairbanks

Great intro to Colombian cuisine!

Andres was a great guide and accompanied by Andres, our great driver! The tour is mostly in sabaneta where we

ArpanP222 from Los Angeles, California

What a fun evening! A must do tour!

Andres picked us up for our food tour adventure promptly at 6:30 at our hotel. He spoke perfect English and

Hayleebernstein from Springfield, Virginia

 TOUR SUMMARY

Where do you pick us up?

At your place anywhere in El Poblado, Laureles, Envigado or Sabaneta

What time do you pick us up?

6:30, 7 or 7:30 pm

What days does it operate?

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday

How long does it last?

3.5 to 4 hours from pick up to drop off

How much does it cost?

USD
1 Person $152
2 People $83/person
3 People $58/person
4 People $46/person
5 People $45/person
6 People $42/person

Major Attractions

- Authentic town
- Visit a farm in an amazing peaceful place.
- Traditional colombian snacks
- Typical meals
- Local liquor in a special unforgettable place

What does it include?

- Pick-up and drop off at your hotel in Medelli­n
- English speaking knowledgeable guide
- Private roundtrip transportation in a comfortable vehicle with A/C
- All the food mentioned in the tour description

Welcome to the most delicious food tour in Medellin.

In our food tour we try the most common street food and beloved local delicacies eaten almost daily by the people of Medellin, as well as exotic fruit juices and typical meals from our region.

We have planned this tour so thoroughly that you will have an opportunity to try most of what local cuisine has to offer,  without having indigestion.

Notice:

This tour is not provided on Saturdays.

Not recommended for vegans or vegetarians.

Food Tour in Medellin Description:

After we have picked you up at your hotel/building we are heading south of Medellin.

In this beautiful colorful and colonial city we visit different food stands just to pick the best ones to try out.

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Amazing night atmosphere

Our first snack is the Chocolo Arepa.

Arepas have always been part of our cuisine since the 1800´s, however, different variations have been created in the last century.

We are going to try the Chocolo type, which is a different type than the white Arepa that you probably tried already.

Chocolo Arepa is sweeter and has a different taste compared to the regular one, also more difficult to find in supermarkets.

Eating Arepa de chocolo

Some of our guests find the Chocolo Arepa similar to the Pancake, let's see what you think when you try it.

Our second snack is a buñuelo:  A fried dough ball.

This snack is popular in many other countries but all of them have their own version of it.

Our Buñuelo is made with cheese and the surface is usually crunchy, very common throughout the year but specially on christmas.

The place where we are going to try our Buñuelo is very traditional and makes huge buñuelos.

Read more about the place and buñuelo here.

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Buñuelo in the Food Tour in Medellin

Let's spice the things up a bit!!

What kind of food tour in Medellin would be this one if you don't get to try what we drink at parties and celebrations?

Our next stop will be to try a sip of Aguardiente our traditional alcohol made from anise seeds.

Since colonial times the Aguardiente has been part of our tradition and celebrations.

Medellin’s own “Aguardiente Antioqueño” has won several awards thanks to its quality and taste, that’s why we feel confident that you are going to like it.

To make this drinking experience even more exciting you will try it in a place full of customary taverns in Medellin, where the Aguardiente has been traditionally drunk: Fondas Paisas.

Enjoying of our national liquor Aguardiente in a traditional local place

To help wash down the Aguardiente we will have our next snack: Empanada.

Empanadas are a mold of pastry filled with potatoes or rice and ground meat, usually fried.

We normally eat them with “salsa rosada” (pink sauce, a combination between mayonnaise and ketchup) or “ají”, a local spicy sauce.

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Empanada in our Food Tour in Medellin

After the empanada we are going to try a very particular piece of meat (we won´t tell you what it is until after you have tried it) but here is a clue: has its roots in Argentina but with a different name.

However, people think that is an acquired taste, let's see what you think when you try it!!

Delicious Home-made last meal with a local family

Our final destination is one of the most magical places in this city.

It's a coffee farm owned by the most gracious and kindest farmers where we are going to try authentic and mind-blowing home made food.

Most of this food is colombian recipies therefore you don't find it in regular restaurants.

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Trying our traditional and delicious main meal of the food tour

All this meat comes with patacones, white arepa and hogao (a sauce made with onions and tomatoes).

At this farm we won’t only going to try these delicious treats but we will also get to try a local specialty: Colombian beer mixed with a soda drink called “Colombiana”, what’s more local than that?

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Delicious cold refajo

Locals call it Refajo and it's totally worth the shot as it is refreshing and not as bitter as a regular beer.

Say goodbye with a smile in your face and delicious food in your stomach

After this delicious food experience we head back in our comfortable SUV to your hotel with our full stomachs and the satisfaction of knowing that you are not missing any typical food from our region.

Check out this video that our guest made of our Food Tour in Medellin so you can have a better idea of this amazing experience.

Credit to Sheila Simkin Subscribe to her YouTube channel for more videos about Medellin.

In conclusion, this Food Tour in Medellin has it all: an authentic town, traditional snacks, exotic juices, typical meals and local liquor.
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  1. We are going to try the Chocolo type, which is a different type than the white Arepa that you probably tried already.

  2. A fried dough ball in one of the most traditional buñuelos place in the whole city

  3. Made of fermented sugar cane with aniseed and we have it in a very special place

  4. These bite-sized snacks are typically stuffed with minced beef and cubed potatoes and encased in a cornmeal doughy bread, these are very popular but we consider these ones the best we have tried in Medellin

  5. A slightly spicy sausage that tastes amazing.

  6. To end this amazing food tour in Medellin we leave the town with all its colors and people we take the car again and drive less than 10 minutes to go to a very quiet place with a beautiful view, where you will be welcome and served by the family. Once in their farm you try our refajo (like a beer cocktail), the main meal of the night and then a very traditional colombian dessert with a coffee tea to help you diggest all this food.