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Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez

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Overview

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT:
IT IS NOT A RESTAURANT, I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF A CHEF

I am Minerva Lopez and I am a traditional cook from Oaxaca and I have more than 40 years of experience in pre-Hispanic and traditional cooking.

I invite you to spend a day at my house, with my family, my culture, it is an authentic experience where you will learn to cook as I learned, as if it were with mom!
Our groups are small which makes for an intimate, family experience
The market that we visited is the largest in Oaxaca and it is not touristic, where the locals go to buy our fresh and organic ingredients, here it is possible to adapt our menu to your tastes
There are vegan, vegetarian and meat lovers options.
At home away from the city in a small town, our outdoor wood stove is the best place to cook.
Everything we will eat is prepared at home
MORE THAN A CLASS IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF FLAVORS AND KNOWLEDGE

What's Included

  • Lunch dishes to choose
  • Snacks Snacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc)
  • Alcoholic beverages mezcal cocktail
  • Beer or soda
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Meeting Location

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Gral. Antonio de León 1
Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico

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What To Expect

We will welcome you to my wood stove.
I am a teacher of Traditional Oaxacan Cooking and winner of 1st Place in the Meeting of Traditional Cooks of Oaxaca.
First I will take you for a walk through the largest market in Oaxaca, you will get to know endemic and local foods and products, this is where we will buy our fresh and authentic ingredients.
I will teach you how to prepare from scratch a Mole Negro or Mole Coloradito, Green, Yellow and/or as well as Nixtamal to prepare tortillas, memelitas and empanadas, without forgetting our Molcajete Sauces, as some authentic Oaxacan dishes (ASK FOR THE AVAILABLE MENU FOR THE DATE YOU RESERVE, THERE ARE SEASONAL DISHES, VEGETARIANS, VEGANS TOO)
During the cooking class we will drink local fruit drinks and eat quesillo and Grasshoppers while we prepare our dish TO CHOOSE
At the end of the cooking class we will taste our dish made with a rich Mezcal and you can take the prepared products with you.

Sample Menu

Starter

House chocolate with bread

A chocolate drink is served accompanied with traditional bread

Starter

hand tortillas

Learn to make tortillas by hand on a clay griddle or pre-Hispanic stove

Main

OPTION 1 Oaxacan Mole

available moles(10) you can choose 1 of them BLACK MOLE reddish chichilo green yellow yellow mixe stew nutty manchamanteles

Main

Option 2 Experience with corn

2 different sauces are prepared with endemic chilies and tomatoes Quedillas with pumpkin flower and cheese memelitas yellow mole

Main

OPTION 3 OAXACAN TAMALES

The black mole tamale is prepared in banana leaf and two more to choose from -green sauce -slices of chili -bean -sweet

Main

OPTION 4 DISH OF YOUR CHOICE

ASK ABOUT THE SEASONAL INGREDIENTS AND DISHES

Dessert

Typical Seasonal Dessert

Native or exotic fruits that we buy in the market, seasonal desserts Example roasted bananas Corn dessert (nicoatole) Oaxacan sweets

Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-313255P1

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Average 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 196 traveler reviews collected by Cool Destinations and partner sites such as Trustpilot, Viator, and TripAdvisor

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
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Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • Lunch. dishes to choose.
  • Snacks. Snacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc).
  • Alcoholic beverages. mezcal cocktail.
  • seasonal dessert.
  • Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option.
  • Seasonal fruit waters.
  • Local Market Tour.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle.
The following is NOT included:
  • Beer or soda.
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Accessibility information for the Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez is as follows:

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
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  • Lunchdishes to choose
  • SnacksSnacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc)
  • Alcoholic beveragesmezcal cocktail
  • Seasonal dessert
  • Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option
  • Seasonal fruit waters
  • Local Market Tour
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Beer or soda

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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