Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT:
IT IS NOT A RESTAURANT, I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF A CHEF
I am Minerva Lopez and I am a traditional cook from Oaxaca and I have more than 40 years of experience in pre-Hispanic and traditional cooking.
I invite you to spend a day at my house, with my family, my culture, it is an authentic experience where you will learn to cook as I learned, as if it were with mom!
Our groups are small which makes for an intimate, family experience
The market that we visited is the largest in Oaxaca and it is not touristic, where the locals go to buy our fresh and organic ingredients, here it is possible to adapt our menu to your tastes
There are vegan, vegetarian and meat lovers options.
At home away from the city in a small town, our outdoor wood stove is the best place to cook.
Everything we will eat is prepared at home
MORE THAN A CLASS IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF FLAVORS AND KNOWLEDGE
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
seasonal dessert
dishes to choose
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option
Seasonal fruit waters
Local Market Tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
mezcal cocktail
Snacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc)
Beer or soda
What To Expect
We will welcome you to my wood stove. I am a teacher of Traditional Oaxacan Cooking and winner of 1st Place in the Meeting of Traditional Cooks of Oaxaca. First I will take you for a walk through the largest market in Oaxaca, you will get to know endemic and local foods and products, this is where we will buy our fresh and authentic ingredients. I will teach you how to prepare from scratch a Mole Negro or Mole Coloradito, Green, Yellow and/or as well as Nixtamal to prepare tortillas, memelitas and empanadas, without forgetting our Molcajete Sauces, as some authentic Oaxacan dishes (ASK FOR THE AVAILABLE MENU FOR THE DATE YOU RESERVE, THERE ARE SEASONAL DISHES, VEGETARIANS, VEGANS TOO) During the cooking class we will drink local fruit drinks and eat quesillo and Grasshoppers while we prepare our dish TO CHOOSE At the end of the cooking class we will taste our dish made with a rich Mezcal and you can take the prepared products with you.
Sample Menu
starter
House chocolate with bread
A chocolate drink is served accompanied with traditional bread
starter
hand tortillas
Learn to make tortillas by hand on a clay griddle or pre-Hispanic stove
main
OPTION 1 Oaxacan Mole
available moles(10) you can choose 1 of them BLACK MOLE reddish chichilo green yellow yellow mixe stew nutty manchamanteles
main
Option 2 Experience with corn
2 different sauces are prepared with endemic chilies and tomatoes Quedillas with pumpkin flower and cheese memelitas yellow mole
main
OPTION 3 OAXACAN TAMALES
The black mole tamale is prepared in banana leaf and two more to choose from -green sauce -slices of chili -bean -sweet
main
OPTION 4 DISH OF YOUR CHOICE
ASK ABOUT THE SEASONAL INGREDIENTS AND DISHES
dessert
Typical Seasonal Dessert
Native or exotic fruits that we buy in the market, seasonal desserts Example roasted bananas Corn dessert (nicoatole) Oaxacan sweets
Options
Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez
Reviews
172 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommended! We...
Helder C,
May 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00Highly recommended! We started the day picking up fresh ingredients at a local market, very little tourists around. Minerva walked around and introduced the group to local spices, food, and drinks. On the way to her beautiful home we stopped to pick up freshly ground corn for the tamales we learned how to cook. Minerva walked us through the whole process aided by her daughter and crew. Her daughter treated us to a refreshing drink and we also tried Oaxacan chocolate milk.
Book now - you won’t regret it.
Kate S,
Apr 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00Minerva is an accomplished, award-winning chef who has learned how to create a great experience for her guests. We met at the meeting place, were met by a translator who was from the US, met Minerva herself, and then jumped into a very nice van that drove us to a local market where we were the only tourists. We marveled as Minerva expertly navigated its sprawl, and were given the opportunity to see and taste our way through - buying up whatever we fancied along the way. We then got back in the van, made a pitstop to get our corn ground, and then drove to Minerva’s own home where we cooked and ate and cooked and ate. Minerva, her daughter, and her team were just excellent hosts. Highly recommend!
Our group really enjoyed...
Nicole C,
Apr 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our group really enjoyed Minerva's cooking class! The outdoor cooking area is very relaxing surrounded by a garden. We were cooking a complicated mole recipe, so she had the whole group divide up responsibilities and take turns prepping and cooking different items to make up the dish. We really liked this arrangement because it gave us time to watch and relax, versus cooking the entire time. The stove is also very hot, so it worked out well to take turns. Would definitely recommend!
The. Absolute. Best. Cooking. Experience. Ever.
Patricia C,
Apr 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00A perfect day. Annotated visit to the huge traditional central market. Minibus transport to Minerva’s beautiful home up in the hills not far from Monte Alban. Hands-on and thorough lesson where Minerva took us through selecting ingredients for and preparing her family recipe for black mole plus making corn tortillas. A mezcal moment. And we got to eat the delicious meal that we helped to create. A most satisfying day that I highly recommend!
This was just what we...
Heidi M,
Apr 8, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was just what we hoped it would be! Minerva took us to the market to shop for the meal we were going to prepare. She is so knowledgeable and such a great teacher. Authentic cooking over an open fire and comal. It was a hands on experience and we learned so much!
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