Market and Mayan Cooking Class

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

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Enjoy and experience the Mayan cuisine!

Participate in this cooking class and learn to prepare some of the favorite dishes of Guatemala that were declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Nation by the Ministry of Culture and Sports in 2007. Enjoy the unique aromas and flavors of the typical guatemalaln dishes. Learn about the interesting mix of traditional Spanish and Mayan local influences in the country's cuisine.

Pepian: this guatemalan dish varies from green to light or dark red colors, and it can be accompanied by beef, pork or chicken. Pepian is a typical dish from the departamnet of Chimaltenango.

Hilachas: is a typical dish from the departament of Baja Verapaz, which is one of the most popular dishes througout Guatemala .

Jocon: is a representative dish from Huehuetenango wich is served in most towns of the country.

Additional Info

Dress code is formal

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

A minimum of 4 people per booking is required

Minimum age is 17 years

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Tour guide

Local chef

Nautral drink

Dessert

Wifi

All the ingredients

round trip transportation

Recipe

Typical dish

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Hotel Casa Santo Domingo

3A Calle Oriente No 28A, Antigua Guatemala

What To Expect

Our activity : • Your transport will arrive by pick up to your hotel or place indicated . • Your tour will start visiting the central market of Antigua, here you can appreciate the daily life of local people and the trade of the indigenous people who offer all kinds of food such as fruits, vegetables and others. • We will buy all our ingredients to prepare the dish you have chosen, at the end of our purchases, we will continue to the place where we will do the cooking class. • Your chef from the department of San Marcos will give you the welcome together with a guide who will accompany you from beginning to end to help with the translation since the chef only speaks Spanish and his Mayan language. • The time of preparation of the typical dish has a duration of 1 hour with 30 minutes, also learn to prepare one of our famous desserts known as Mole. • At the end of the preparation of the dish and typical dessert, enjoy their delicious dishes accompanied by a national drink which also will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare . • After the meal take with you recipes of the elaborated food so that you can continue making delicious guatemalan dishes in your house .

Options

Delicious Mayan Cooking Class and shopping in the colorfull Market

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

1 review

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

An A+ experience that will awaken all your senses.
Mary5309,
Mar 19, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This cooking class was an incredible experience. Chef Anita is energetic, smart, vibrant and has a contagious smile. She will share her incredible life story during the meal and you will witness how she is constantly giving back to the community. We started by going the market together and watching Chef Anita choose her produce, vegetables, fruits, spices and meats from the outdoor market. She rotates through the market and supports different vendors each trip, making sure that every local gets an opportunity for business. She takes you back to her house where everyone has a chance to work on the meal together and she gives you some tips and tricks while preparing the meal. We made Pepian which is a traditional stew made for weddings and other ceremonies. We made a bunch of other stuff to accompany it, like tortillas, gucamole, salsas, rice and horchatta. All of your senses will be activated! Once the meal is ready, we all sit down to share the meal and hear about Anita's journey and how she has empowered many other women in her community and how she started the cooperative where they sell their homemade wares. This is an A+ experience and I highly recommend it.