Private Yucatecan Cooking Class in Merida at Sofia’s Home Kitchen
Join Sofia for a private Yucatecan cooking class in Merida. Learn to make traditional dishes like cochinita pibil and habanero salsa in a hands-on, authentic experience at her home.
10 meals
Experience Details
Step inside the kitchen with Sofia for an authentic, hands-on cooking lesson of Yucatecan and Mayan delicacies. Sofia prepares traditional Yucatecan dishes such as sikil pak (traditional pumpkin seed dip), sopa de lima (chicken soup with lime) or empanadas de chaya, and pollo o cochinita pibil (perhaps the Yucatan’s most famous dish of slow-cooked chicken or pork which has been marinated in an achiote and sour orange marinade, wrapped in banana leaves).
Sofia will teach you to prepare traditional recipes from scratch so be prepared to get your hands dirty. You will learn to prepare an authentic Yucatecan meal that includes a fiery habanero salsa. Enjoy the delicious meal you helped prepare with your host (and her family on occasion) in her modest home in Merida. Please note that Sofia runs a homestay so while your experience will be private, there may be other guests present in her home. Enjoy this private, authentic, immersive Yucatecan food experience with a local!
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- This is not a professional cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into an authentic, local home to meet a local person and share the culture and cuisine together
- Please note, Sofia's home is also a homestay so other guests might be present in the home, but your experience will be private
- Please note that Sofia lives in a modest home with no air-conditioning. In summer months, it may be warm.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointC. 17ᴬ 102A, Calle 17ᴬ, Yucatán, Mexico, MX, 97205
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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