The 10 Best Cooking Classes in Southern Mexico, Southern Mexico

Many people who come to Oaxaca want to know more about the wonderful unique food from this region especially the variety of "mole" sauces, the banana leaf-wrapped tamales and the vast array of soups, all using typical Oaxacan ingredients.Experienced chef and owner of La Olla, Pilar Cabrera, offers you the opportunity to learn, hands-on, the complex cuisine of Oaxaca. Pilar´s cooking classes, held in La Casa de Los Sabores (House of Flavors), are set in her spacious, newly remodeled traditionally styled Oaxacan kitchen. In a warm and inviting atmosphere, you will learn to create the traditional Oaxacan dishes of your choice, made famous throughout Mexico and spreading worldwide. Shared and private classes include an explanation about the ingredients, a tour to the local market, hand-made meal preparation, mezcal tasting and, of course, the five course meal you prepared which you get to enjoy at the end of the class. Pilar will teach you her family´s generations-old cooking secrets so you can learn and enjoy a Oaxacan culinary legacy.

Oaxaca Profundo Sessions is a regenerative travel organization that focuses on inviting guests into the deep history, the cultural flavours, and the spiritual ecology of Oaxacan food and drink. Our sessions focus on intercultural learning, community building, and the local grassroots of Oaxaca.

Alma de Mi Tierra offers day cookery classes. Nora Valencia is a native of Oaxaca and passes on time-honored recipes and techniques and some new ones of her own to her enthusiastic students. Almost 20 years experience in instructing classes has led Nora to be filmed by the BBC, French TV, Japanese Special live broadcast as well as numerous chefs form the U.S. Nora is also a federally certified tour guide who enjoy leading her gastronomical and textile tours. Nora is also conducting online cooking classes lasting from 60-90 minutes. Please contact us for more information and to reserve.

We are an agency that develops memorable experiences around gastronomy and / or history to build the best space in gastronomic culture through recipes developed with local products, involving ancestral knowledge in the production of experience in Oaxaca, we are a company social focused on preserving the culture and flavors of Mexico.

Chiles & Chocolate cooking classes offer a delicious culinary and cultural experience that explores a variety of Mexican cuisine. Our hands-on classes ensure you will leave prepared to recreate the dishes when you get home. There is no better way to get to know a place than through its food.

La Cocina Oaxaquena is a cooking school devoted exclusively to Oaxacan cuisine and specializing in local dishes. The Chef comprehensive hands-on cooking classes in a sunny traditionally decorated Mexican kitchen. Two 5 hours cooking classes are available everyday at 9am or 3pm. Pick up and return from your hotel.

Hello!, I´m Sergio, from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. Tourist guide certified by the Mexico tourist office, I usually do circuits from Chiapas to the Riviera Maya and from Mexico City for small groups. I like when the visit is at your own rhythm and interests.

Oaxaca has a stunningly diverse geography, the 'terroir' of mezcal, a spirit made from the wild and domesticated agave plants that grow throughout the state. We create tailored experiences, exploring this incredible region and what it has to offer. Please get in touch and help us plan your unique experience. We also do a prearranged weekly hike and distillery visit.

There are 4 options all lead by a professional chef with 30 years of experience with nearly 20 years in Oaxaca. #1. A full day, all hands-on Mexican Cooking Class, Local Market Tour & Breakfast. In this class we meet in the Mercado Benito Juarez, eat breakfast at a comedor/diner near the market, then return to the market to shop for ingredients to prepare a delicious Mexican lunch. #2. Mexican Salsa Cooking Class hands-on experience preparing 6 or more different salsas. In this Salsa Cooking Class, we also enjoy a special Mexican lunch prepared by The Mexykan. #3. A Mexican Market Food Tour & Breakfast. Experience the real Mexico on the Mexican Food Tour & Breakfast. See the sights, hear the sounds, smell the aromas and taste the flavors of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México. Get a deeper understanding of the culinary traditions with a professional chef leading the way. Feel less intimidated at the market. #4. Private Customized Cooking Classes and Market Food Tours Available.