Cancun Cooking Class: Learn Traditional Mexican Cuisine with Market Tour
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188 Ratings
Cancún
Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of traditional Mexican cuisine with a Cancun cooking class. Explore the local market, learn authentic recipes, and use traditional kitchen tools to create a delicious 4-course meal.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • La Parrilla Cancún - Experience the local market with your chef-guide and pick up some fresh ingredients.

Cover your senses with colors, aromas, and sounds of the Cancun local markets’ activity.

Stroll around through the different food sections with their variety of herbs, vegetables, meat, and seafood.

Find piñata shops, tortillas Factory (from corn flour to table-ready), pottery, clothes, and some souvenirs.

What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Complimentary carbonated beverages
  • Tea and coffee provided
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and taxes covered
  • Make your own Margarita experience
What's Not Included
  • Roundtrip transportation from Riviera Maya has an extra cost of $20 usd per person
Meal Options
  • Fresh Local Fruit - Select local fruit with your own hands from the local market. Follow the simple, yet useful tips of our professional chef-guide!
  • Guacamole - Simple, yet difficult to accomplish to perfection, learn how to prepare this avocado and pico de gallo appetizer.
  • Refried beans - As good Mexicans, beans go well with everything!
  • Handmade tortillas - The secret behind most Mexican dishes, learn it’s preparation and why is so important.
  • Sopes - Thick corn base with different toppings.
  • Enchiladas - Rolled up chicken tacos drowned in green or red sauce topped with cream, cheese, and onion.
  • Margaritas - Do we need to describe it?
  • Arroz Con Leche - Traditional dessert made with rice, milk, vanilla, cinammon and sugar. Learn our special secret ;)
Additional Information

Experience a personalized, step-by-step culinary tutorial to whip up a full 4-course Mexican feast!

Gain insight into the effortless technique to achieve the authentic taste of Mexico in all your home-cooked dishes.

We’ll reveal the strategies to master Mexican cuisine (covering the most quintessential Mexican recipes, techniques, and culinary equipment) even if you’re an amateur cook.

Embark on a tour of the local bazaar with your culinary guide and purchase fresh produce as you navigate the various food stalls featuring a multitude of herbs, vegetables, meat, and seafood.

Explore piñata stores, tortilla mills (from maize flours to dining table-ready tortillas), ceramics, apparel, and pick up a few keepsakes.

Throughout our Cancun Mexican Cooking Class and Local Market tour, you’ll work with traditional kitchen equipment like the molcajete (stone mortar), comal (flat cooking surface), and earthen pots, culminating in the enjoyment of the 4-course banquet you contributed in preparing, paired with refreshments.

Location
Carr. Cancún - Tulum 5
Carretera Cancún - Tulum
City Hall, Goverment's office
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.7
(188 Ratings)
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Z5824thkimr
Jul 16, 2024
Cooking with pleasure - My cooking class tour with Nassim was an experience to remember! We learned lots of new things and it was great from start to finish for all that participated. It was a fan favorite meal of guacamole, homemade enchilada with red chile sauce, and quesadillas. Our chef was informative, patient and shared a lot of culinary skills.
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Juan_s
Jun 24, 2024
This was lots of fun and... - This was lots of fun and would highly recommend to anyone! The rain did not hold us back and the food was delicious.
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Trek60468714792
Jun 21, 2024
Highly Recommend! - Highly recommend! Great experience for myself and my two twenty something kids! Diego was a fantastic guide and chef instructor. Very hands on and the food was delicious! Great way to experience Mexican culture & authentic food!
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Lori
Jun 5, 2024
Great experience! - The guide/chef (Naseem) was very knowledgeable and it was interesting to see the market. Once we got to the restaurant and began cooking, he did a great job of demonstrating the steps and ensuring we did them correctly.
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Nursebrandy90
Jun 5, 2024
Great time! - Fun, different & personal experience for our Cancun trip! Great to step away from our resort and typical "excursions". Nassim was our chef and did an awesome job!
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Kellilea_s
May 24, 2024
Must do! - Love, love this cooking class excursion. From Mercado 23 where we picked our ingredients including fresh corn tortillas, cheese, meats, fruits and vegetables!! Amazing fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs and nuts. For cooking class, we made fresh guacamole, enchiladas, sopa , quesadilla, rice pudding for dessert. + a margarita… all in an authentic Mexican restaurant (we got to use their kitchen!) - we had a space set off from the kitchen/buffet area. It was perfect. Learned some new techniques and skills. Also got to shop a little at the Mercado 23. Perfect minting and lunch!
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Mb851
May 10, 2024
Market and Cooking Class - Our tour was everything I hoped for and so much more. Diego showed us around the market pointing out fruits and veggies we might not be familiar with. He explained which peppers become others when dried. For example a jalepeno when dried is a chipotle pepper. After picking out the ingredients we needed, we went to the restaurant where we learned to make guacamole, corn tortillas, Enchallidas, sopas, and arroz con leche. At the end of the tour Diego emailed us all of the recipes. If you are looking for a unique experience where you can learn something to take home with you I 100% recommend this tour.
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Sarahbsedge
Apr 20, 2024
Very nice trip. A fun time in the market. Cooking was very approachable and everyone was very friendly. - Very fun and tasty! I would recommend highly to anyone interested in cooking and trying local foods. Diego was a great tour guide and teacher
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Brian
Apr 16, 2024
Highly recommend - Diego was a great guide and helped us prepare delicious meals, plus we got to drink a margarita or drink of our choice while eating our guacamole…would highly recommend this tour
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Asia_s
Jun 28, 2024
Family Mexican Cooking Class - We truly enjoyed the cooking class as a whole. Our family is all about good food and drinks. This class did not disappoint. The guide/chef really educated us on authentic Mexican cooking. We would have loved to have more food for the price point. That’s our only recommendation.
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