Private Market Tour, Cooking Class in Mexico City with Alex & Ale

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4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Your hosts Alex and Ale will accompany you to the San Juan market, a traditional Mexican market in the historic center of Mexico City that specializes in gourmet and exotic foods. Alex will help you discover the different items for sale - from fresh produce to dried chiles, spices, mole mixes, and much more! Taste a few local specialities before walking home together to begin your cooking class.

At your host's kitchen learn to make 3-4 homemade Mexican dishes including a homemade salsa. You might learn dishes such as flatuas, tostadas or enmoladas with mole, a popular dark chocolate-and-spice based sauce that is easy to cook - a great addition to your Mexican cooking repertoire. As Alex and Ale have a small kitchen you can expect to do the cooking preparation in the bar area and use the kitchen for the final cooking.

After cooking sit down to enjoy the food you've prepared together over great conversation with your local hosts.

Example Menu

Starter

Picadillo tostadas (crispy tortilla topped with seasoned ground beef)

Main

Enmoladas (chicken mole enchiladas)

or Flautas (rolled tacos) or Tacos served with a selection of salsas like salsa verde or roja

Dessert

Sweet Mexican corn cake

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Private market tour and cooking class with your hosts Alex and Ale
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet Alex at his apartment, it is 2 blocks northbound from Isabel La Católica Subway Station. It is also 2 blocks away eastbound from the electric trolley (trolebus) Vizcainas Stop. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation, please check the 'before you go' section.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Alex and Ale will accompany you to the San Juan market, a traditional Mexican market in the historic center of Mexico City, that specializes in gourmet and exotic foods. It is known for its selection of exotic meats, including venison, crocodile, wild boar and even lion meat. On this guided Mexico City market tour, Alex and Ale will walk you through the market and describe the different items for sale, from fresh produce to dried chilies, spices, mole mixes, and much more. As you tour the market you might taste a few local specialties before walking home together to begin your cooking experience.

After your market tour, join Alex in their home kitchen for this Mexico City cooking class and learn to cook 3-4 traditional Mexican dishes. You might learn dishes such as flautas, tostadas or enmoladas which are corn tortillas stuffed with chicken in a mole sauce.

Additional info

  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Mexico City home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Mexican culture and cuisine together.
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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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