Top Huatulco Cooking Classes

Mexican cuisine shouldn’t just be something you taste on your travels—take the most iconic dishes home with you by including this hands-on cooking class on your itinerary. You'll start with the all-important crafting of rum cocktails; then, you’ll don your apron and get to creating cochinita pibil (slow-roasted pork), corn cakes, radish salad, and more. Of course, once everything’s plated, you’ll sit down and relax over your home-cooked meal.

Wahaca Cooking Classes is the best way to get to know Huatulco with a native chef, you'll learn the history behind the ingredients, traditions and life in rural Mexico. This is more then learning to make a dish, it is a cultural immersion as well. You'll learn to make food to feed souls, by creating food that has been passed for generations.

Prepare, cook and enjoy the results of a variety of southern Mexican dishes during this 3.5-hour cooking class in Huatulco. Receive instructions (in English!) on how to make some of the region's most flavorful dishes and learn tips and techniques for recreating them at home. Once you're through whipping up a delightful meal with others, sit down and savor the fruits of your culinary creations. You'll receive a souvenir recipe book to take with you as well.

Wahaca Cooking Classes is the best way to get to know Huatulco with a native chef, you'll learn the history behind the ingredients, traditions and life in rural Mexico. This is more then learning to make a dish, it is a cultural immersion as well. You'll learn to make food to feed souls, by creating food that has been passed for generations.

Learn all about one of Oaxaca’s most famous dishes: mole. This hands-on cooking class in Huatulco explores two types of mole sauce (black and yellow)—learn how to make both. Enjoy a full lunch with the mole, fresh tortillas, and chicken and rice (vegan option available). Finish with a tasty mezcal margarita.

Discover the authentic flavors of the Oaxaca Isthmus in an interactive cooking class in Huatulco with Flavors of Mexico. Learn to prepare delicious seafood dishes and traditional recipes from the region, using fresh ingredients and ancient techniques. Guided by an expert, you will master the preparation of seafood toast, Isthmeño tamales and local sauces, highlighting the unique flavors of the Isthmus, with smoky, spicy and citrus notes. More than a class, it is a trip through the gastronomic culture of the Isthmus of Oaxaca, where you will know the history behind each dish and learn to select the best ingredients of the local market. We adapt the experience to different diets, including vegetarian options. Take with you not only recipes, but the true taste of Isthmian cuisine.

Whether you’re a mezcal-lover or you want to try the Mexican spirit, this tasting workshop is sure to teach you something new. Learn about the process of making mezcal and how it differs from its more famous cousin, tequila. Then, enjoy tastings of several exotic mezcals such as a 12-year aged mezcal and even a scorpion-infused one.