Top Oaxaca City Cooking Classes

Discover the tastes and textures of Oaxaca during a cooking workshop right in the heart of the city. Join a small group and visit a local market to gather ingredients for your class. There's no set menu, so the group can select which traditional dishes to make. Learn about the origins of each dish and several techniques during your hands-on class. Your tour end with the delicious meal that you've created.

hello every one! im chef Miguel Alvarez. After several years cooking fine dinning and living in scandinavia for some years my mind was changed.. so, I decided to go back to roots and create "The Real Oaxaca Cooking Experience" at Quinta Brava, this project tries to recover and pass the knowledge and the heritage from the real ancient Oaxaca cuisine and the magic with it, also, to show you the ancient methods and utensils that our older relatives used to use, we will cook a nice bunch of recipes form all over Oaxaca in a old fashioned wood stove called "Lorena" cause the way how is been constructed ( in Spanish "lodo y arena" in English "mud and sand") and you will be the main chef of this culinary experince, you will cook everything with your hands

This cooking class is developed through deep research with people specialized in pre-Hispanic food, we seek to spread the heritage value of Oaxaca vegetarian food. Together with a traditional Cook we will tour the neighborhood and buy the freshest products for our dishes.

Learn how to create Oaxacan cuisine at a world-class restaurant in Oaxaca raved about in the ‘New York Times’ and ‘Bon Appétit.’ During this 3.5-hour cooking class led by an expert chef-instructor, your small group, limited to just 10 cooking enthusiasts, decides which dishes are on the menu. After picking up the necessary ingredients, all fresh, from a local market, prepare your dishes back in the kitchen. Whether it’s tortillas, salsas, soup, mole, or dessert, take home exciting recipes knowing you’ll be able to easily recreate the flavors of Oaxaca.

It is a cooking class in which you will learn to make the traditional dishes of Oaxaca from scratch, the class with Minerva starts buying the best ingredients in the largest market in Oaxaca, Minerva is a Mixe chef master who will share the most intimate of the origins and traditions There are options for all dietary restrictions

Discover one of Oaxaca’s natural minerales, the gigantie tree of el Tule which is over 2000 years olg, we Will procee to Teotitlan del Valle where you can admire the wool carpets; we continue to the ceremonial center of Mitla, outstandingly beautiful for ist magnificent fretwork made of countless polish stones, our journey continues to hierve el agua, where you wil have the opportunity to admire the beautiful petrified wather falls: our last stop is a mezcal destilley.The archaeological zone of Mitla is only visited from Wednesday to Sunday.

Visit Mitla, Tule, and Hierve del Agua in a single day on this multi-stop tour from Oaxaca. With round-trip transportation provided, it’s easy to move between the different sites and there’s no need to rent a car. Learn about the Zapotec people at the Mitla archaeological site, see a 2000-year-old tree at Tule, and swim in the natural pools at Hiever del Agua. Get the most out of your visit to the region through guided commentary on the local people, culture, and history.

We are not doing the experience until it's totally safe for our guests to visit us. ​This workshop is quite interactive; you're going to actively participate in preparing the food we all are going to eat. Either you're a beginner in the kitchen or a master chef. The only thing I ask is that you're passionate about cooking. I'll share with you some stories, especially from my scouting and exploration of the state of Oaxaca, mainly from La Mixteca and the Central Valley regions. Finally, we all are going to enjoy the meals we cooked, I'll show you a couple of techniques to make your food look fantastic with little effort (food love starts with the sight!) Mexican food, thus, Oaxacan cuisine has a significant foundation on corn, so we are going to learn about this cornerstone ingredient of the local gastronomy. One important topic that will be covered it's the Nixtamal process, which is the ​cornerstone of Mexican gastronomy and culture.

Hi I’m Betsaida originally from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, I want to invite you to my house in a hands-on cooking class to get to know & discover unique flavors from the Isthmus gastronomy, while you learn about the Tehuanas & our culture. I’ll teach you to cook the most traditional & outstanding dishes that I’ve learnt through generations in my family & the ones that will be easy to make when you come back home. Part of this class is to visit a local Market where you'll know how get the freshest, local & exotic ingredients that we'll cook. It’s no necessary to have cooking skills, but come ready to get fun, cook and eat.

Try your hand at preparing celebrated Oaxacan dishes with this cooking class. Tour a local market to learn about and purchase fresh ingredients. A professional cook will lead your interactive class, sharing information about pre-Columbian cuisine and culinary methods. Learn to make tortillas from scratch and prepare a traditional dish like red or black mole. Take your knowledge with you and cook Oaxacan delicacies for your friends back at home.

[Vegetarian / Vegan Offerings] Join us in our mountain-view tasting room to discover seven traditional moles accompanied by seven incredible mezcales! Led by professional sommeliers, our tasting will give you a unique framework for thinking about the diversity of mezcal — a true must if you’re in Oaxaca. Over the course of the evening, we’ll taste seven (vegetarian) handcrafted moles, seven artisanal and ancestral mezcales, all while being led by a professional sommelier. Our mezcals are carefully selected and showcase the distinct characteristics of different agaves. We’ve paired each mezcal and mole for an unforgettable experience. Ask questions, discuss your impressions, learn about our rich gastronomic heritage and meet people from all over the world who want to take their mezcal and mole experience to a new level! We have everything you will need! Just bring yourself and get excited to taste some mezcal and mole!

Cooking traditionally is something that includes more than a dish, cooking in Oaxaca means that you get to know our culture and our heritage, way of life and above all our warmth. I will teach you how to choose good ingredients or even how to substitute them for the ones you like. If you are vegetarian or vegan, Oaxacan cuisine has more than one option for you, since meatless dishes are part of our culture and I can adapt to your needs. Currently I have received more than 500 travelers from all over the world in my kitchen, and this is a new channel for you to come to know the authentic traditional cuisine. Come with an open mind and ready to learn to cook and make new friends. Welcome to Oaxaca!

​This workshop is quite interactive; you're going to actively participate in preparing the food we all are going to eat. Either you're a beginner in the kitchen or a master chef. The only thing I ask is that you're passionate about cooking. I'll share with you some stories, especially from my scouting and exploration of the state of Oaxaca, mainly from La Mixteca and the Central Valley regions. Finally, we all are going to enjoy the meals we cooked, I'll show you a couple of techniques to make your food look fantastic with little effort (food love starts with the sight!) Mexican food, thus, Oaxacan cuisine has a significant foundation on corn, so we are going to learn about this cornerstone ingredient of the local gastronomy. This workshop is a vegetarian/vegan one, but meat dates could be booked in advance.

Connect with a local chef and try your hand at preparing a number of traditional Oaxacan dishes with this private cooking class. Learn the tricks and techniques to turning out classic appetizers like tamales, chiles rellenos, tacos, ceviches, and empanadas plus the main mole. Finish by making fresh ice cream before sitting down to sample your handiwork over a family-style dinner.

I am originally from the Zoque ethnic group of the Isthmus Region, belonging to the state of Oaxaca, I come from a chocolate family by tradition, where I will be able to share my experience and knowledge that I have acquired over the years, giving rise to cocoa, you will be able to taste how cocoa It transforms its flavor according to its elaboration.

This experience organized by @Etnofood and @EspacioMezcal (Instagram) is unique because it is attended by young people from a social company that focuses on the dissemination of mezcal culture, the hosts are children, volunteers or members of the mezcal cooperative they are looking for promote the culture of mezcal and the consumption of local products. The experience is unique because as hosts we want to share the culture of mezcal from an immersion of flavors and knowledge within the city in a specialized mezcalería with a collection focused on enjoying mezcal as a unique drink. If you want more information visit our page: www.etnofood.org

I was born and growed up in my village all my family are from there ,I'm an indigenous zapotec and I know about my culture , tradition and gastronomy that's why I would like to show you my roots and also the best from Oaxaca

Step off the tourist trail, and discover an immersive, behind-the-scenes view of Oaxaca’s centuries-old tradition of mezcal production on this private, full-day tour. Following morning pickup from your hotel, visit a number of local palenques (distilleries) where you can see the process in action, meet local producers, and enjoy wide-ranging tastings. Your experience will also include a 5-course gourmet Mexican lunch, as well as craft beer samples.

Even Oaxacans rarely if ever have an opportunity to accompany an indigenous family into the fields for the aguamiel harvest. And most, certainly of the middle classes, typically don’t ever have a chance to break bread with them. You do it all, learning about pulque first hand, assisting in the phases of production, and spending a couple of hours chatting, learning, eating and drinking, and listening to music, all right in their home alongside members of their family.