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Merida Market Tour and Cooking Class
Recommended for your Merida trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
5 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Overview
Submerge yourself in the rich cuisine and epicurean customs of the Yucatan on a half-day culinary tour of the beautiful Mexican city of Merida. Purchase ingredients from a traditional market and enjoy a cooking class at the home of a local host. Learn about the exotic ingredients and intriguing processes used in Mexican cooking as your knowledgeable guide narrates. Finally, sample the fruits of your labor during a delicious lunch in your host’s comfortable home. Enjoy a personalized experience on this small group tour, with number limits at 12 people.
- Half-day market tour and cooking class in Merida
- Select locally grown food at one of the bustling Merida markets
- Prepare Yucatecan specialties at the home of a local host
- Discover Mexican cuisine and its culinary heritage
- Enjoy local dishes with newfound friends
- Small-group tour limited to 12 ensures a more personalized experience
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Meet your guide in a central local amid the colonial majesty of Merida, then travel by public transport to one of the city's oldest local markets. Absorb the bustling atmosphere and brightly colored stalls as you navigate this vibrant place, listening to your guide explain the purposes and origins of the exotic fruits and vegetables you see. Become acquainted with unfamiliar ingredients as you navigate the lively labyrinth of stalls.
Assisted by your bilingual guide, chat with vendors as you select prime seasonal ingredients to prepare during your cooking class. Awaken your senses to the animated colors, enticing aromas and energetic chatter of the market, taking a moment to appreciate a place rarely visited by tourists.
Guided by your host, you’ll prepare a Mexican meal as you learn of Mayan traditions and useful Spanish phrases. Learn about the Yucatan region’s distinct culture as your guide explains how Yucatan cuisine and customs differ from the rest of Mexico.
As sublime smells fill the kitchen, sample your Mexican dishes while you chat with your group, guide, and host around the dining table. Upon conclusion of the tour, your guide will arrange a taxi to return you to central Merida (own expense).
Assisted by your bilingual guide, chat with vendors as you select prime seasonal ingredients to prepare during your cooking class. Awaken your senses to the animated colors, enticing aromas and energetic chatter of the market, taking a moment to appreciate a place rarely visited by tourists.
Guided by your host, you’ll prepare a Mexican meal as you learn of Mayan traditions and useful Spanish phrases. Learn about the Yucatan region’s distinct culture as your guide explains how Yucatan cuisine and customs differ from the rest of Mexico.
As sublime smells fill the kitchen, sample your Mexican dishes while you chat with your group, guide, and host around the dining table. Upon conclusion of the tour, your guide will arrange a taxi to return you to central Merida (own expense).
Itinerary
Polish up your cooking skills on this Merida tour that takes you from market to table… literally! We’ll kick off your delicious Mexican food experience by taking you to the oldest local market, always filled with locals – tourists hardly ever set foot here, giving you an authentic local experience right from the get-go. Your local guide will explain to you the kind of fruits and vegetables only produced in this region, such as achiote, pepita de calabaza, and chile habanero. You will enjoy a real market experience as we shop for the meal we’re going to prepare, at the stands of very friendly local vendors who will allow us to try some habanero sauces, Yucatan spices, and local spirits. Watch how the locals around you buy food for their own cooking, and learn all about Mexican market customs and culture.
Yucatan cuisine is one of the most varied in Mexico, and the next part of your Merida food tour will give you the chance to cook it and eat it in the best way: as a family! While we prepare our food, your host and guide will explain some of the traditions of the locals, the influence of other cultures on the food of the Yucatan, and the differences between the Yucatecos and people from other parts of Mexico. Learn some Spanish and Mayan words while the food is being prepared and while you taste the delicious plates of yumminess as they are served. We’ll try dishes like salbutes, panuchos, lima soup, gorditas de chaya, and sip on horchata or hibiscus flower tea. With a belly full of delicious, authentic food and drink, we'll say goodbye to new friends and end this mouth-watering Merida experience.
Duration: 6 hours
Admission Ticket Included
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Traveler Tips
- "Make sure you eat before you go, as dinner wasn't until 6:00pm." See review
- "If you are looking to learn more about Mayan and Mexican culture this is a must."
- "If you are a very experience cook, the tour is pretty basic, however it is still a fun day as you get to experience Merida life." See review
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