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Cozumel Traditional Family Kitchen: Discover and Cook Authentic Mexican Dishes
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41 Ratings
San Miguel de Cozumel
Join a Traditional Family Kitchen in Cozumel to learn and cook authentic Mexican dishes. Taste homemade food, explore a local market, and enjoy a family atmosphere.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Mercado Municipal - Start your tour by meeting with your guide in the local market of the Island. Follow them through the market´s aisles and stalls of different local products while listening to the origins of some of the most used fruits and vegetables in our region. At the same time the guide will be grabbing the fresh ingredients needed to later prepare the different salsas, snacks, and main dish. Walk through the stalls and learn more about the daily life of people on the island. Select the best seasonal ingredients to prepare during your cooking experience. Guided by your host, you will prepare a typical meal while learning from our traditions and useful phrases in Spanish. Learn about the distinctive culture of the region and enjoy the sublime smells that will fill the kitchen. Try the dishes you have prepared at a family table while talking and sharing with your group, guide and host, as well as enjoying refreshing and typical drinks from our State.
Once the tour is finished, your guide will organize a taxi to return you to your Port or Hotel.
What's Included
- Cooking session at the home of the local family
- All ingredients to cook your meal (variety of dishes)
- Lunch
- Snacks
- All the cooking equipment needed during the preparing process
- Digital recipe book
- Drinks (water, fresh water, traditional Mexican drinks, margaritas and beer available)
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Transportation to and from cruise ship or hotel
Meal Options
- Guacamole
- Different Mexican salsas
- Different prepared vegetables, Nopales, Pico de Gallo, Squash
- Quesadillas with handmade tortillas
- Meat prepared in Pibil style - Group chooses between Chicken, Pork, or Fish to make this authentic Pibil style dish
Additional Information
Ideal for food lovers wanting to learn and taste real Mexican cuisine. Learn to make authentic Mexican dishes in the kitchen of a local host. Enjoy the homemade food prepared by you. Stroll through the traditional market while our Culinary host takes you shopping and explains about ingredients used to make different types of Mexican dishes. Relax in a traditional home with family atmosphere and choose from refreshing and authentic Mexican drinks. Make a variety of snacks, dips and a main dish, popularly cooked in our region and finish by exciting your pallet and tasting the exquisite flavors that you have prepared. Spend unforgettable moments cooking with excellent hosts and be surprised with easy and delicious recipes. There is something for everyone, whether you’re a vegetarian or not, we can always find something to suit your taste buds. The kitchen where the cooking will take place will be in a cozy local family home where the clients will receive personalized attention.
- A minimum of 2 people per reservation is required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirement at the time of booking
Location
Mercado Municipal
Calle Doctor Adolfo Rosado Salas
The meeting point is in the Mercado Municipal Benito Juarez, where the big grouping of seats and tables are, right in the middle of the locations that sell cooked food. You will see the "Eating area" as your coming down the street of Aldolfo Rosado Salas between streets 20 Av. Sur and 25 Av. Sur.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Global41600622315
Aug 29, 2024
Tania and Sergio were absolutely amazing and would 100% return when we come back to Mexico! - We did it on our cruise stop and we couldn’t have asked for a better day! Tania and Sergio gave us clear directions and we made a stop at a Tequila ranch before we got to cooking. Truly an authentic cultural experience.
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Sunshine66828879230
Jul 28, 2024
fun cooking class, small group - we had a great time , going to the local market to buy all the ingredients to cook our lunch. good drinks and food , more than we could eat and drink. fun, relaxing day in cozumel.
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Michael
Jul 10, 2024
Tons of great food, drink, and friendly company—and oh yeah, we also learned to cook! - We took this cooking class as an excursion when our cruise landed in Cozumel. Sergio and Tanya made this a great experience—they made us feel comfortable, Tanya is a wonderful cook, and Sergio definitely kept the margaritas (two kinds) and cerveza flowing! They were very generous with their time and their food. My one piece of advice to other people taking this class is to pace yourself, because the salsa and guacamole were so good that I was full before we even made the main dish! If you are in Cozumel, definitely take this class!
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Passenger640156
Jul 6, 2024
They picked use up at our hotel and we went to the local market to buy the food for our meal and cooked - This is the most amazing tour!! We have done the family cooking twice and it’s absolutely fabulous!! Tami’s and Kevin were amazing highly recommend
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Trip639748
Jul 5, 2024
Great Family Kitchen Experience - Our family of nine people all loved this experience - even the 4 teenagers.
Tanya and Sergio met us at the market. After asking a few questions about our food preferences, Tanya shopped and showed us around the market. Very interesting. We then hopped in their two cars and made a stop for a little taquila tasting to start the day. We moved on to Tanya's house where the chopping and cooking began and we tasted absolutely delicious food for the next 2 hours. She and Sergio made us feel so welcome and were delightful company the entire time.
I absolutely recommend this for all the foodies out there and for anyone who wants an experience in a Mexican home.
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Jonlr5784il
Jul 1, 2024
Fabulous time in Cozumel - We were nine of us, ranging from 12 to 79 years old, and joined by two others from another ship. We were met at the central market by Tania and Sergio; both spoke excellent English and were both delightful company. First we watched as they bought ingredients from vendors in the market...the real thing, not a touristy sham. Then we helped prepare the ingredients and watched as Tania prepared a delicious lunch, explaining everything as she went along. Sergio meanwhile mixed delicious margaritas and other drinks for us while we ate, and when finished, they took us back to our cruise ship. A wonderful experience, enjoyed by everyone in our party, from the youngest to the oldest!!! Cannot recommend enough!
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Laurie
May 17, 2024
Tania was great! Her style of cooking was so informative and easy to understand and the food was Delicious! Try it! - Tania was so skilled at Mexican cooking sharing her buffet styles of preparing the dishes. True Mexican cuisine involves different spices and combinations of food that create a blend of delectable delight! We recommend this tour for sure!
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Julie_b
May 7, 2024
Local Cuisine at its Best! - Tania did a wonderful job of including us in the shopping and prepping of our meal, as well as checking for allergies and preferences. Everything was delicious and we were extremely well fed by the end. What a perfect opportunity to experience something different on our trip!
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Tiffany
Apr 28, 2024
Great day, delicious food! - We wanted to get off the tourist path and enjoy some authentic Mexican cuisine. Our host Tanya was very hospitable and knowledgeable. Had fun visiting the market to get the food. In the kitchen she kept the food coming! All of it was so good and fun to help prepare. Loved that she shared the recipes as well. We would love to come back and do with our family!
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Carolyn_o
Apr 26, 2024
Outstanding excursion - Tania made us numerous dishes that are simple to follow and make ourselves. She engaged each of us to assist numerous times. She met us at the Mercado where she took us through and explained what everything is. We had a great time. I definitely recommend mango margaritas.
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