Private Mexican Cooking Lesson in a Coyoacan Apartment
Highlights
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Make your way to the neighborhood of Coyoacan, which was once home to the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with cobblestone streets and colonial-era homes. Meet a cook at her private house, where you’ll have the chance to cook alongside her in the kitchen, preparing recipes passed down by her father and grandfather. Like Mexican cuisine, the menu changes with season and availability of ingredients, but you’ll make two or three typical dishes such as chilaquiles (lightly fried corn tortillas) or quesadillas stuffed with fillings like squash blossom, cactus, mushrooms, peppers, and huitlacoche, a corn fungus that’s highly prized for its rich flavor. Prepare a side dish to go with the meal, cooking beans or rice with tomatoes and chickpeas, then join your teacher for the homey meal. This is the perfect time to explore Mexican cuisine, ask about your favorite ingredients and meals, or discuss Mexico’s constantly evolving gastronomy, and at the end of the meal, you’ll receive recipes to keep and prepare at home.
Summary
Make your way to the neighborhood of Coyoacan, which was once home to the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with cobblestone streets and colonial-era homes. Meet a cook at her private house, where you’ll have the chance to cook alongside her in the kitchen, preparing recipes passed down by her father and grandfather.
Like Mexican cuisine, the menu changes with season and availability of ingredients, but you’ll make two or three typical dishes such as chilaquiles (lightly fried corn tortillas) or quesadillas stuffed with fillings like squash blossom, cactus, mushrooms, peppers, and huitlacoche, a corn fungus that’s highly prized for its rich flavor.
Prepare a side dish to go with the meal, cooking beans or rice with tomatoes and chickpeas, then join your teacher for the homey meal. This is the perfect time to explore Mexican cuisine, ask about your favorite ingredients and meals, or discuss Mexico’s constantly evolving gastronomy, and at the end of the meal, you’ll receive recipes to keep and prepare at home.
Tour info
Duration
3 hours
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Why take this tour?
Learn to cook a traditional Mexican meal in the kitchen of a private home located in the Coyoacan neighborhood of Mexico City. This 3-hour lesson and homemade meal includes a personalized introduction to Mexican cuisine by your host whose culinary know-how was passed down by their father and grandmother. Savor the dishes you made for lunch or dinner along with your local host. Rather than being a professional cooking class, this experience immerses you in the authentic home of a local family to share the culture and cuisine of Mexico.
What’s included?
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Lunch or dinner -
Bottled water -
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Local beer -
Local host -
All taxes, fees and handling charges -
Gratuities -
Private cooking class with your host Alda -
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Things to know
Before you book
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Duration: 3h
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Mobile tickets accepted
Cancellation Policy
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If you cancel at least 3 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
About operator:
Traveling Spoon provides travelers with private, authentic food experiences, from homemade meals to cooking classes and market tours, with local hosts in their homes.
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