Private Market Tour and Mexican Cooking Class with Jose & Luis

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

Jose and Luis are a couple who were born and raised in Mexico City, and have a shared passion for food, cooking and entertaining. Over the years, they have enjoyed sharing their table with family, friends and strangers, by nurturing them with their food and stories. In this experience, you will walk through the market with your hosts and stop at their favorite stalls to meet the vendors, learn more about their produce and buy ingredients for your cooking class thereafter. Then you will don your aprons and learn to cook garnachas, molcajete salsa and sopa conde. After you cook, share the meal you helped prepare.

• Private, guided tour of Mercado 20 de Noviembre or Mercado Alternativo de Tlalpan
• Try your hand at traditional Mexican cooking, then sit to enjoy your homemade meal
• Learn to prepare 2-3 dishes, adapted by Jose and Luis throughout the years
• Enjoy a glass of horchata or mezcal or local wine included with the meal
• Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan meals

Example Menu

Starter

Taco placero or Garnachas

Main

Sopa conde

Main

Chicken with mole negro

Dessert

One glass of horchata or Mezcal or Local wine

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Alcoholic Beverages
Private market tour, cooking class and home cooked meal with Jose and Luis
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet at Jose and Luis's home in Tlalpan Centro. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

You will visit the Mercado 20 de Noviembre on weekdays, a bustling traditional covered market with stalls for fresh produce, baked goods and local street foods. On weekends you will visit Mercado Alternativo de Tlalpan, walk through the market will your hosts and stop at their favorite stalls to meet the vendors, learn more about their produce and buy ingredients for your cooking class thereafter.

After your market tour join Jose and Luis in their home kitchen for a hands-on cooking class where you will learn to make 3 dishes in 1.5 hours. Don your aprons and learn to cook garnachas (a traditional dish of fried corn tortillas), molcajete salsa (tomato salsa made using a mortar and pestle) and sopa conde (black bean soup). After you cook together, join Jose and Luis at the dining table to share the meal you helped prepare.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • 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
  • Jose and Luis can offer lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan meals on request. Please let them know in advance, while booking the experience online
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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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