Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana

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Earliest Date Available: October 21, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

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Location

Oaxaca de Juarez

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 3 guests

Language

English, Spanish

Location

Oaxaca de Juarez

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 3 guests

Language

English, Spanish

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US$107.46 per guest

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Earliest Date Available: October 21, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

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Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT

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YOUR COOKING EXPERIENCE Our day begins at a traditional local market, where we'll shop together for the freshest seasonal ingredients needed for your chosen menu. Along the way, you'll learn about local produce, herbs, spices, and the essential ingredients that define Oaxacan cooking. From there, I'll take you to my home, where we'll prepare every dish completely from scratch. Throughout the class, I'll share family techniques, cooking secrets, and cultural traditions that have been preserved for generations. Once everything is ready, we'll gather around the table to enjoy the delicious meal we've created together, accompanied by: Traditional Oaxacan snacks Fresh aguas frescas Local beers Artisanal mezcals Mezcal cocktails and traditional curados To finish the experience, I'll drive you back to downtown Oaxaca, and you'll receive all the recipes so you can recreate these special dishes for your family and friends back home.

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
We're LGBTQ friendly.
Every participant in our experience is important and therefore we offer a few spaces in our experiences, so please make sure to read the Cancellation Policies; once you have paid you will be accepting them:
* If any of the participants arrive drunk or with hangover symptoms at the meet up, we'll ask for to leave for everybody's comfort and for the person itself and the ticket payment won't be refunded.
* It's super important and your responsibility that you take care of yourself from any type of illness, stomachaches or hangovers. There’s no refund from any of the previous topics.
* If someone is detected with 37 ºC of fever or more, will be invited to rest in his/her hotel & the money will be refunded.
* Tour bookings are fully refundable up to 72 hours before your tour date.
* Cancellation won’t be refunded if it is made within 72 hours before the start date or on the meet up time day of the tour.
* If guests cancel part of the experiences during the tour, there won’t be any refund.
* A change of date is no problem, as long as there is availability with previous request of 1 month as minimum or even longer. We can also swap your tour into a different date if there’s availability by letting us to know with prior time .
* Customers will also receive a full refund in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances like a strong protest, social riot or natural disaster; we can also swap you into a different tour if there’s availability, otherwise this will be refunded .
* Me Encanta Oaxaca reserves the right to cancel or modify itineraries, schedules, and excursions for causes beyond its control, with no responsibility other than to refund the amount paid by the guest, total or partial, as the case may be.
* Me Encanta Oaxaca will not be responsible for delays, irregularities, and damages caused by third parties, as well as for social or natural events beyond its control.
* Me Encanta Oaxaca apologizes for any eventual delay due to traffic on the roads, protests, closing of roads.
* Me Encanta Oaxaca is not responsible for the loss of valuables in public or private transport vehicles due to the customer's carelessness.
If you have food allergies or food restrictions, you should mentioned 3 DAYS BEFORE OUR TOUR to do accommodations.
If you let us know about your allergies or restrictions a days before or at the meet up, there won't be any change in the menu according to your food restrictions on the day of the tour.
Menu subject to change depending on availability
We suggest not making an early lunch reservation or any type of reservation before 5 pm on the day of your tour
***** If you have health or walking difficulties, if there are kids or babies and don't want to miss this activity for you and your loved ones, WE CAN ADAPT IT TO YOUR NEEDS IN A PRIVATE ACTIVITY with a different cost. JUST CONTACT US to tailor it just for you!!! *****

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Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Snacks

Tea and coffee

Coffee and/or Tea

Gratuities

Hello! I'm Betsaida, a proud Zapotec woman from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. I'd love to welcome you into my home and share one of the greatest treasures of my culture: our traditional cuisine. Together, we'll prepare authentic dishes from Oaxaca and my hometown of Tehuantepec using family recipes that have been lovingly passed down through generations. Whether you're an experienced home cook or have never stepped into a kitchen, this class is designed for everyone. We'll cook, laugh, learn, and enjoy an unforgettable meal together while discovering the stories, traditions, and flavors that make Oaxacan cuisine one of the most celebrated in the world. After booking, you'll receive our seasonal menu, where you'll be able to select: One appetizer One main course One dessert You can choose dishes according to the level of complexity you'd like to prepare—no previous cooking experience is required! Please let us know about any allergies or dietary restrictions when booking so we can prepare everything in advance and ensure you have the best possible experience.

STARTER

Molotes de plátano

MAIN

Mole negro o verde

DESSERT

Lechecilla

Meeting Point

Mercado Sánchez Pascuas, Calle de Tinoco y Palacios, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX, 68000

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We'll meet up and drop you off at the entrance of the Market Sanchez Pascuas on the side of Porfirio Diaz street, I'll be carrying a beige or black tote bag.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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36abbynFebruary 2026 • TripAdvisor

A welcoming and educational experience!

If you want to have a great meal AND start to learn about Oaxacan cuisine, take this class! Betsaida and her team organize an unbelievable day, with a trip to the market, then back to her beautiful kitchen space to cook and learn, and eat! But it's not just a yummy meal - you will come away with some real knowledge about the ingredients, as well as some of the cooking tools and techniques. Be ready to really cook and not just stand by and watch! The size of the group is small, which allowed for ...read more

Response from ViatorMarch 02, 2026

Muchas gracias! We are so happy that you could join our cooking class too and that you had a lovely time with us! We hope to welcome you back to Oaxaca soon for more delicious and meaningful experiences.

962savannahlFebruary 2026 • TripAdvisor

Amazing experience

We had an incredible experience cooking with Betsaida. From start to finish, we learned so much about local food culture, ingredients, cooking processes, and tools. Her cooking expertise is informed by her family traditions, local ingredients, and intuition, and she shared all of this with us with so much kindness and she truly opened the doors for us to learn about and fall in love with the food of Oaxaca. We made salsas, tortillas, molotes, mole negro, and mango sorbet with mezcal flambed plan...read more

Response from ViatorFebruary 11, 2026

Muchas gracias dear! We’re delighted you enjoyed the cooking class with Betsaida! She truly loves sharing her passion for oaxacan cuisine! Hope to see you again on your next visit to Oaxaca!

CraigDeannaJanuary 2026 • TripAdvisor

Unequaled quality and experience.

What an incredible experience. Betsaida was a a wonderful host from the moment she picked us up, through the shopping at the market, directing us on how to cook an amazing meal, and delivering us back to the drop off point. She was 100 % genuine profession, warm and welcoming. We’ve visited Oaxaca many times and eaten at some amazing restaurants. After taking this cooking class, I can honestly say, instead of going to a great restaurant in Oaxaca and buying an excellent dinner, take this cla...read more

Response from ViatorJanuary 15, 2026

Thank you so much Craig! What a nice review! Its always such a pleasure to share this cooking class with people with such enthusiasm! We did have a lot of fun! Hope to see you again for more amazing tastings and adventures in Oaxaca

ppastreNovember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Fantastic & Fun Small Group Cooking Class

Bethsaida is a cheerful, friendly woman that gave our group of friends a fun and informative cooking class. I truly appreciated the small class size that allowed each person to have a hands on experience. The large kitchen space provides an ideal environment for cooking and viewing the process of each person's tasks. Bethsaida created a fun and joyful atmosphere. I liked that we were able to eat after each course, and did not have to wait for one big meal at the end. I have taken cooking cl...read more

Response from ViatorNovember 28, 2025

Mil gracias dear! We did have a lot of fun indeed! So glad that it was one of the best cooking class you ever had, we feel honored! Betsaida is an amazing chef, and she loves sharing her knowledge! We hope to welcome you back to Oaxaca soon for more delicious and meaningful experiences.

Sharon WNovember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Delicious cuisine with wonderful teacher

We also went on a food tour with Bethesaida the day before. From that, we knew that Bethesaida was a warm, friendly, and well-loved resident of Oaxaca. She treated us like family, making an effort to talk to each one of us and really get to know us. Our groups, in both cases, responded in kind and our time together was most pleasant. We started our day with a trip to the market to buy the ingredients for our meal. Then we went to Bethsaida’s home. The kitchen in which we cooked was large and w...read more

Response from ViatorNovember 21, 2025

Wow! Muchas gracias Sharon! We really had lots of fun indeed! Betsaida is proud of her rich and diverse culture and sharing it with you is her passion! We hope to welcome you back to Oaxaca soon for more delicious and meaningful experiences