Learn How To Cook Mexican Food

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Mexico City, Mexico

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the secrets to preparing fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine during a small-group cooking class in Mexico City. With the help of your expert instructor, you’ll learn and apply the traditions and techniques that go into each dish. The multi-course meal may include sopes, cactus salad, chilaquiles rojos, or potatoes with chorizo. Please note that the menu can be adapted to accommodate vegetarians. Afterward, you'll feel ready to prepare classic Mexican food for friends back home.

Enjoy a small class size of a maximum of eight people
Learn how to prepare Mexican food at an enjoyable pace
Taste a variety of traditional Mexican dishes during the class
Take home written recipes for the dishes you prepare

Sample Menu

Starter

Sopes

Round-shaped patties, made from nixtamalized corn dough topped with refried beans, salsa, onion and cilantro if desired.

Starter

Nopales (cactus) salad

A staple of the Mexican diet that is not only fresh and delicious but has amazing health benefits

Main

Tinga

Chicken (or oyster mushroom for vegetarians) seasoned with smoked chipotles, as mild or as spicy as you like.

Main

Papas con chorizo

Potatoes with chorizo: a flavorful, mildly spiced sausage.

Main

Chilaquiles rojos

Crunchy tortilla chips dipped in red salsa topped with fresh thick crema

What's Included

Dinner

Everything that you cook is for you. Eat as much as you want once the class is over and if you don’t finish everything you can take whatever is left in containers provided by us.
All the ingredients for the cooking class
An apron will be provided for each participant to use during the class

Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tonalá 194, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
The kitchen is located on Tonalá 194 interior B. It's an orange building with a white door. When you arrive to the building just ring the door bell B.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.6:00 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

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Great cooking class, Lots of fun and learned a lot too! What's not to llke?

Jerry_S, Mar 2026

This was a very well run class, and I've done many all over. We prepped everything, and did most of the cooking. She did not supply beer etc. but was fine if we brought our own. A wonderful evening out. Thank you