Nicolás Trip Overview
We are not doing the experience until it’s totally safe for our guests to visit us.
This workshop is quite interactive; you’re going to actively participate in preparing the food we all are going to eat. Either you’re a beginner in the kitchen or a master chef. The only thing I ask is that you’re passionate about cooking.
I’ll share with you some stories, especially from my scouting and exploration of the state of Oaxaca, mainly from La Mixteca and the Central Valley regions.
Finally, we all are going to enjoy the meals we cooked, I’ll show you a couple of techniques to make your food look fantastic with little effort (food love starts with the sight!)
Mexican food, thus, Oaxacan cuisine has a significant foundation on corn, so we are going to learn about this cornerstone ingredient of the local gastronomy. One important topic that will be covered it’s the Nixtamal process, which is the cornerstone of Mexican gastronomy and culture.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Nicolás, Mexico
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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We are not doing the experience until it’s totally safe for our guests to visit us.
This workshop is quite interactive; you’re going to actively participate in preparing the food we all are going to eat. Either you’re a beginner in the kitchen or a master chef. The only thing I ask is that you’re passionate about cooking.
I’ll share with you some stories, especially from my scouting and exploration of the state of Oaxaca, mainly from La Mixteca and the Central Valley regions.
Finally, we all are going to enjoy the meals we cooked, I’ll show you a couple of techniques to make your food look fantastic with little effort (food love starts with the sight!)
Mexican food, thus, Oaxacan cuisine has a significant foundation on corn, so we are going to learn about this cornerstone ingredient of the local gastronomy. One important topic that will be covered it’s the Nixtamal process, which is the cornerstone of Mexican gastronomy and culture.
We are not doing the experience until it’s totally safe for our guests to visit us.
We are going to meet at the local market. We will buy the ingredients we are going to use later for the cooking class and explore the local fresh options we’ll have. Then we’ll head to my cooking studio to get a deeper introduction to the ingredients, process, and dishes we’ll prepare. We are going to pay special attention to the Nixtamal process and its importance in the development of Mexican gastronomy and culture.
Remember to contact me before booking your experience so that I can make the proper modifications to the menu according to your food restrictions or preferences.
Once we are settled and refreshed with some fresh Aguas Frescas (flavored infused traditional drink) we are going to start preparing the food, I’ll assign to the participants different tasks and responsibilities in order to achieve our main goal; having our three-course-meal menu prepared.
Remember that some dishes could be modified to fit diet requirements like vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and others.
Sample Menu
• Assorted snacks and coffee – The Nixtamal process takes time. In the meantime, we’ll cook the complements like fillings & salsas. We’ll have the option to grab some appetizers
• Fresh made tortillas and salsa molcajeteada – Here’s where the magic happens, we’re going to transform corn into real tortillas and eat them with some salsas and toppings (that we’ll prepare too).
• Memelas, Tetelas, Tlacoyos – Using the same masa (dough) that we got before, we are going to get fancier and prepare some more elaborated and richer meals.
