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A Evening Cultural Experience Through Food Cooking Class St. Croix

5.0 ★ · 86 reviews · from USD99.99

A Evening Cultural Experience Through Food Cooking Class St. Croix

The opportunity to do what the locals do. This is an authentic experience wouldn't find it anywhere else. The opportunity to get first hand knowledge and experience from the local is rewarding. Learning the Crucian Dialect allows to fit in and be apart of the culture.

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5.0 ★ · 86 reviews
  • Crabs with Carmen is a hands-on cultural cooking experience at a family home in St Croix, where guests select and help prepare land crabs while learning island history, dialect, and traditions.
  • Host Carmen, along with family members and staff including Cynthia, Rochelle, and Michelle, was universally praised as warm, funny, and knowledgeable, with many reviewers saying the evening felt like visiting family rather than a paid activity.
  • Reviewers highlighted learning to catch, purge, and cook crabs, sampling local fruits and guavaberry rum, and picking up Crucian vocabulary along the way.
  • Several reviewers were repeat guests, some on their third, fourth, or fifth visit, and multiple said it was the best excursion of their entire trip to St Croix.
  • One reviewer noted a mix-up between the confirmation email and a text message about the meet-up location caused some confusion, though they still called the host and experience excellent.
  • Multiple reviewers recommended booking this as one of the first things to do when visiting the island, calling it more of a cultural immersion than a typical tourist activity.

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✓ Crabs with Carmen includes appetizer, entrée, desert & 2 drinks

✕ Gratuities

✕ Air-conditioned vehicle

✕ Private transportation

Meet at the Bypass in Christiansted, St. Croix VI