Things to do in Oaxaca, Oaxaca: The Best Cooking Classes

August 3, 2021 Marlin Saiz

Easygoing and vibrant, Oaxaca offers the best of southern Mexican charm, pairing lively festivals and entertainment with fantastic cuisine and unique cultural attractions. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Oaxaca is home to the spectacular Macedonio Alcala Theater and a short drive from the inspiring rock formations at Hierve el Aqua.
Restaurants in Oaxaca

1. La Casa de los Sabores Cooking School

Calle Reforma 402-B Col. Centro, Oaxaca 68000 Mexico +52 201 255 6104 [email protected] http://casadelossabores.com/
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La Casa de los Sabores Cooking School

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.

Reviewed By Grandmajoan

After going to a local market to purchase ingredients, learn about the foods of the area, and eating an absolutely delicious (and messy)mole negro tamale, we returned to the apartment where we prepared our luncheon under expert guidance. The whole experience was memorable and have been regaling/boring my friends with the experience along with showing them all of the photos I took.

2. Oaxaca Profundo Sessions

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Oaxaca Profundo Sessions

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.

3. Etnofood

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Etnofood

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.

4. Alma de Mi Tierra

Calle Aldama # 205 Barrio de Jalatlaco, Oaxaca 68080 Mexico +52 877 234 4706 [email protected] http://www.almademitierra.com
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Alma de Mi Tierra

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.

Reviewed By Valkryss - Sarasota, United States

Oaxaca is a little known gem tucked between 2 mountain ranges. The history, the culture and the food are fantastic! There are many things to do there one of which is joining an authentic Oaxacan cooking class. Nora Valencia of Alma de Mi Tierra Cooking School is the best! She shares time honored tradional recipes in a beautiful setting. It was delightful, I highly recommend!

5. Rambling Spirits

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Rambling Spirits

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.

6. Oaxaca Cooking Classes La Cocina Oaxaquena

Calle Yagul 209, Oaxaca 68120 Mexico +52 951 156 2896 http://oaxacancuisine.com/
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Oaxaca Cooking Classes La Cocina Oaxaquena

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.

Reviewed By NorCalGuy57 - Palo Alto, United States

This morning our group of five travellers had the most wonderful experience with Chef Gerardo in his Oaxaca central market tour and cooking class. The morning started with Gerardo picking us up at our hotel. After picking up another attendee we proceeded to Oaxaca'a central food marketplace. We went around doing the shopping with Gerardo as he informed us about the wonderful meat and produce on display. I've never had so much fun doing shopping! Then on to Gerardo's lovely home which has been wonderfully set up for cooking classes. After a welcome beverage, we went about helping to prepare and cook three delicious Oaxacan delicacies, directed and coached by Chef Gerardo, with help from other members of his family. Whether you are a Julia Child or pretty novice like me, you will have a great time and learn something new. Then, of course, you get to sit down and eat the sumptuous meal you have helped produce!

7. Que Rico Es Oaxaca

Oaxaca 68030 Mexico +52 951 204 3992 [email protected] http://www.quericoesoaxaca.com.mx
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Que Rico Es Oaxaca

The best way to enjoy traditional food of Oaxaca through an enjoyable, funny, interactive and hands on cooking class in which traditional cooking techniques with fresh and warm flavors are involved in traditional cuisine. Previous appointments contact me by my email. Required deposit to book reservations. We are open and following all the safety instructions and recommendations to our new modality. Cheers to everyone.

Reviewed By mdarjona - San Francisco, United States

I really enjoyed my cooking class with Chef Alfonso and his family! Such an experience to cook Oaxacan style dishes from the locals! You start our meeting at a local coffee shop then Alfonso takes you to the local market to by your ingredients. He explains all the ingredients independently and goes into great detail. After grocery shopping, you go to Alfonso’s home to cook! His kitchen is adorable, so many colors! Instagram worthy! He has everyone in the group participating in the meal prep, you get to do a little bit of everything. You eat ALOT, I suggest skipping breakfast. And you’ll be full for the rest of the day! The food was so so delicious, best mole and flan I’ve ever had! It was awesome experience to see what hard work goes into these dishes. I would recommend to anyone visiting Oaxaca!

8. Cooking Classes Oaxaca

Esq. Priv. de Almendros # 144-A Netzahualcootl # 144-a Colonia Reforma Esq Priv De Almendros, Oaxaca 68050 Mexico +52 951 243 6789 [email protected] http://cookingclassesoaxaca.com/
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Cooking Classes Oaxaca

Reviewed By dulcieh2021

We did Augustin and Esperanza's class on our last day in Oaxaca and both agreed it was the absolute highlight of our trip! Esperanza leads you through the market, stopping to try whatever you'd like and explains the ingredients so thoroughly! We wish we'd done the class sooner in our trip so we could have had more knowledge of what we'd been eating! Augustin welcomes you into his home so graciously - what's his is yours. Help yourself to beer, mezcal and his friendly little pup, Morena becomes your best friend instantly. We didn't want to leave without her! While Esperanza shows you the ropes of a true Oaxacan kitchen, Augustin tells great stories of his travels, time in the US and how he started the classes. Make sure to let him DJ the music - he played some of our favorite Grateful Dead songs and told stories of seeing them live in San Fran in the 80s. Esperanza is so patient (especially with us gringos with little cooking experience) and shows you every single step and all the hard work that goes into making the traditional dishes of the region. We made salsa, guacamole, chile relleno and finished with a DELICIOUS red mole dish. We have such a greater appreciation for Oaxcan food now. We left full, tipsy and reeling from an incredible 6-7 hour experience. We cannot recommend this experience more - it is a MUST do. We feel like we have friends/family in Oaxaca now, thanks to Augustin and Esperanza and we are already planning our trip back. If there is one thing you do in Oaxaca, make it this class!

9. Southern Traveler

Oaxaca 68000 Mexico +52 624 157 2362 [email protected] http://www.southerntraveler.mx/
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Southern Traveler

We are an agency dedicated to Cultural Immersion Tours, whose purpose is to produce unique experiences. We provide hiking tours as well as cultural tours to the outer regions of the southern central valleys of Oaxaca. Our focus and mission are for you to experience Mexico differently, through cultural immersion, by meeting the locals, and learning from their traditions. From the fauna to the way mezcal

10. Hotel con Corazon Cooking Classes - Onine & Offline

Division Oriente 129, Oaxaca 68030 Mexico +52 951 427 7384 [email protected] http://www.hotelconcorazon.com/oaxaca/facilities/cooking-workshops
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Hotel con Corazon Cooking Classes - Onine & Offline

New! Online cooking classes, live from our kitchen to yours! It’s a great activity to do with a group of friends, family, colleagues, neighbours or other people that you would love to get together with when it's fysically not possible. We also offer regular cooking classes in our hotel, covering food from several regions in Oaxaca-state. Sign up for an interesting, fun and tasteful culinary experience! By joining our class, you support our social mission: part of your financial contribution will go to our education project for local adolescents. Classes are available daily upon request.

Reviewed By TGN62 - Driebergen, The Netherlands

Last Sunday my friends and I had an excellent experience: an online cooking class from Eduardo (Lalo) - hotel Con Corazon’s chef. I highly recommend the class: it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with friends who I’ve missed hanging out with, Lalo is an entertaining and skilled teacher and last but definitely not the least THE FOOD - it was só good. We made the lentil ceviche: Surprising ingredients and unconventional combinations of herbs and fruit. Best of all: easy to follow for those who aren’t naturally blessed with cooking skills. Give it a try, you won’t be sorry, in fact you’ll probably end up signing up for the next class!

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