Authentic Mexican Cooking Lesson With a Gastronomic Historian in Mexico City

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During this experience, you will cook authentic Mexican dishes with your host Lucía in her spacious home kitchen and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques! Lucía can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients. 

Your menu will be based on the season and might include dishes like potato leek soup, albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle mecos (meatballs in a smoked chili sauce), sopa de nopalitos (cactus paddles in bean broth), fideo soup (Mexican noodle soup), traditional moles (savory meat dishes cooked in spice and chili sauce) and chile en nogada (stuffed poblano chilies, smothered in creamy walnut sauce).

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to experience Mexican culture and cuisine firsthand!

Additional Info

Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Mexico City, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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During this experience, you will cook authentic Mexican dishes with your host Lucía in her spacious home kitchen and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques! Lucía can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients. 

Your menu will be based on the season and might include dishes like potato leek soup, albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle mecos (meatballs in a smoked chili sauce), sopa de nopalitos (cactus paddles in bean broth), fideo soup (Mexican noodle soup), traditional moles (savory meat dishes cooked in spice and chili sauce) and chile en nogada (stuffed poblano chilies, smothered in creamy walnut sauce).

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to experience Mexican culture and cuisine firsthand!

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Learn to cook authentic Mexican dishes with Lucía in this Mexico City cooking class. Lucía can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients. Cook together with Lucía and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques. Note that Lucía can offer both a hands-on cooking class or a cooking demonstration in which you will watch Lucía prepare the dishes. Please specify what you prefer at the time of booking.

Stop At:

• Traveling Spoon, Mexico City 6080 Mexico

Sample Menu

• Nopalitos soup in bean broth, lima soup, tortilla soup, aztec soup
• Albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle meco, – chiles en nogada, encacahuatado with chicken
• Pork in verdolagas
• Mexican white rice, red rice, or black rice with platano macho
• Dulce de guayaba, dulce de mamey, flan de cajeta, or gollorias
• Coffee or tea



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