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Mérida Cooking Class, taste of Yucatan

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Mérida Cooking Class, taste of Yucatan
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Top rated
4.8428574 out of 5 stars
4.8
4.8428574 out of 5 stars
70 reviews

Visit the main market to shop all ingredients you will need then take an exciting bus ride to the local home where your host and guide will guide you step by step to cook a traditional menu.

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Duration 5 hours
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Spanish, English

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

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Don – United States

We absolutely loved this tour! Laura, our guide was fantastic. After meeting us, she walked us to the local marketplace where she explained everything about the ingredients for the food we would make. Our home-based cooking teacher was marvelous. She showed us how to prepare and cook our meals, then we all sat down to enjoy our work. What an amazing experience. We would recommend this to everyone who visits Merida!

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Sam – United Kingdom

Luz was an amazing host with a real passion for the city and the food. The market tour and bus ride gave us a real feel into the city, and the cooking itself was exceptionally fun and interesting. They also catered to us vegetarians very well indeed! Would recommend

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Participants

Highlights

  • Eat like a local and taste delicacies of Yucatan
  • Cook Yucatecan dishes in a local home
  • Explore the most important Market of Mérida
  • Meet local people and make new friends
  • Support local producer by shoping veggies from farmers

Full description

Start your adventure with a walk through Mérida’s vibrant downtown. Your guide will provide a brief introduction to the most iconic buildings surrounding the Main Square before accompanying you to one of Mérida’s most famous markets: Lucas de Gálvez.

At the market, your guide will introduce you to the local fruits, vegetables, and essential ingredients such as recados, achiote, various peppers, and especially the renowned habanero and xcatic chiles. Along the way, you’ll shop for the fresh ingredients needed to prepare your traditional Yucatecan lunch.

Once the shopping is done, hop on a local and public bus with your guide and head to the hostess's home, where your hands-on cooking experience begins.

You will chop, fry, cook, and plate each dish while learning about the rich traditions of Mexican and Yucatecan cuisine and, of course, tasting the delicious food you prepare yourself!

Enjoy a full three-course meal, including appetizers, a main course, and dessert. Beer and traditional soft drinks like horchata, hibiscus flower tea, limonade, and chaya water are included. If you are vegan or vegetarian or if you have any food allergie, please let us know in advance so we can prepare a special menu just for you!

After a memorable cooking experience, it’s time to say goodbye to your new friends and your guide will call a taxi/uber back to downtown Mérida.

Includes

  • Bilingual guide during the tour (English and Spanish)
  • Visit to the market and market tasting
  • All the ingredients to cook
  • Public transportation
  • Visit to a local home
  • Three meal course and beverages
  • Appetizers
  • Main dish
  • Dessert
  • Lunch time at home
  • Uber back to the downtown
  • Items of personal nature
  • Tips to the guide

Meeting point

Hotel Caribe (inner corner of Parque Hidalgo, calle 59 x 60, centro)

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Important information

What to bring

  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent
  • Cash
  • Personal medication

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Baby strollers
  • Unaccompanied minors
  • Baby carriages
  • Electric wheelchairs

Know before you go

  • Vegan and vegetarian meal options available (Please let us know if you need vegetarian options)
  • Please bring comfortable shoes and clothes
  • We classify our passengers according to their age:
  • Infant: 0-4 years old
  • Children: 5-10 years old
  • Adult: + 10 years old
  • If you bring infants and/or children please bring proof of age. (Could be a picture of the document).
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From $95 per person

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Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 70 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5

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Don – United StatesSeptember 14, 2024 – Verified booking
We absolutely loved this tour! Laura, our guide was fantastic. After meeting us, she walked us to the local marketplace where she explained everything about the ingredients for the food we would make. Our home-based cooking teacher was marvelous. She showed us how to prepare and cook our meals, then we all sat down to enjoy our work. What an amazing experience. We would recommend this to everyone who visits Merida!
S
Sam – United KingdomJune 7, 2024 – Verified booking
Luz was an amazing host with a real passion for the city and the food. The market tour and bus ride gave us a real feel into the city, and the cooking itself was exceptionally fun and interesting. They also catered to us vegetarians very well indeed! Would recommend
S
Stefan – GermanyApril 23, 2024 – Verified booking
Don Diego our Guide was amazing. He led us through the market with extensive explanations which made it really interesting. At home at Dorcas’ place we then had a wonderful cooking session and a great meal. She was lovely and a fabulous chef. Overall a great experience.

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