Mexican Culture: Authentic Culinary Experience

Immerse yourself in Mexico’s extraordinary food culture with a Mexican cooking class and market tour. Learn traditional dishes, explore local markets, and enjoy a four-course lunch.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Eje 3 Pte 191 - We will start your experience with a welcome “agua fresca” while learning about the history of Mexican cuisine.
    Then we will share with you detailed explanations of recipes and ingredients to be ready to head to the kitchen for a hands-on cooking experience.
    We will prepare street appetizers with two Mexican salsas, mextlapiques…
What's Included
  • Market Tour
  • All needed ingredients to cook menu
  • Artisanal mezcal, Mexican craft beer, Mexican wine
  • Professional Chef guide
  • Printed recipes
  • Four course lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Mexican Street Appetizers - Sopes with two Mexican salsas (red molcajete sauce and green sauce)
  • Mextlapique - Tamale without masa, filled with vegetables and topped with an spearmint sauce.
  • White Mole - Made with a mixture of light-colored ingredients including white pine nuts, almonds, peanuts, sesame seeds, blonde raisins and chile guero.
  • Corn Bread - Served with hot chocolate (water based)
Additional Information

Deeply Connect with Mexican Culture
Join us for the Essence of Mexico, an authentic and immersive culinary journey that transcends traditional cooking. Master the art of preparing essential Mexican dishes with confidence, using local, sustainable ingredients, and relish the genuine flavors that define Mexico.
Delight in an unforgettable experience…

Location
Eje 3 Pte 191
Eje Vial 3 Poniente
Aura Cocina Mexicana, Medellín 191a (between Chiapas and Tapachula streets), colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jan_c
Feb 2, 2025
5 Stars!! - We signed up for the cooking class on a whim, looking for something different from the tours and sightseeing we'd already scheduled. In short, the experience of the class including the visit to the local market stands out as one of the highlights of our vacation, and one that we talk about to all our family and friends when we recount the best of our trip to Mexico City. The setting for the class is charming and lovely decorated, and our group of 8 participants was eclectic and fun! But by far the element of the class that made it superlative was Mariana, our chef and facilitator - we can't say enough about how she walked us through the market, her explanations of the various foods and customs, and of course, her guidance during the hands-on cooking. She definitely set the tone for the class. We laughed together, we danced a little while we cooked, and we ate delicious food together. 5 stars for the class, and 5 stars for Mariana!!
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Sean_z
Feb 1, 2025
Cooking class so much fun! - We so had much fun in Nitze’s cooking class! Just two families in a lovely kitchen studio that was comfortable, modern, and had everything we needed. The market tour was enjoyable - even the surprise taste testing! The dishes we created were so flavourful. All the way through Nitze was the perfect host - friendly, so informative, and easily managed a room full of curious visitors with widely varied cooking skills. What a great time - we thoroughly recommend Nitze!
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Jasmine_k
Jan 30, 2025
Fun activity in Mexico City - It was a fun time. The best part for me was actually the market! When we finished cooking, the food was yummy and I will definitely be trying some of the recipes at home.
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Sherreth_s
Jan 28, 2025
You sign to book this NOW! - What an unforgettable experience! Chef Lorena was AMAZING!!! If you are having second thoughts about booking this experience this is your sign to BOOK IT NOW! The education and cultural experience was top tier. The food “muy rico” 😁. Whenever I return to CDMX I would love to take this class again. At the local Mercado we had the opportunity to try insects. This is something I said I would never do but I’m happy I did. All I can say is every dish we made was delicious and Chef Lorena was EVERYTHING! I loved that the class was small and you had the opportunity to actually help hands on. Keep up the great work, I shall return.
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A2349perachaelm
Jan 25, 2025
Fantastic half day cooking experience - Fantastic group of people and time well spent. I learned so much, and really enjoyed the market experience. The food was fantastic and mezcal tasting a bonus! Marielle was a kind and fantastic soul!
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Cutyrojas1103
Jan 25, 2025
Excellent experience - Very good....everything was very fun, excellent 👌 The experience is worth it....I can repeat. The market and the cooking course very entertaining
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Katie_e
Jan 22, 2025
Wonderful cooking class... - Wonderful cooking class with Mariana. She is so sweet, attentive, and knowledgeable. We loved going to the market as well and meeting other travelers who were in the class!
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Jeremy_h
Jan 19, 2025
Amazing time learning... - Amazing time learning about Mexican ingredients and their history, then putting that knowledge to work in the kitchen! Great walkthrough of the market, where you can tell the chef has deep relationships with the different vendors. The meal we made was both large and delicious. A great experience for anyone who knows nothing about Mexican cooking, and equally great for those who know a little. I will definitely take lessons from the class back to my home kitchen.
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Keith_s
Jan 17, 2025
A great cooking class adventure - Mariana did a fabulous job of entertaining and teaching, starting with a market tour, continuing through the hands-on cooking techniques and then finishing with the actual meal enjoyment. We had a wonderful time and I would highly recommend the course.
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Gwynwilliams57
Jan 23, 2025
An enjoyable experience. - A good morning. Informative and pleasurable. The food we helped prepare was very tasty and authentic in that all the dishes were Mexican using local ingredients.
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