Salsa Making Class in a Mexican Market

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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Max 10 guests
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Group size
Max 10 guests

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This is a practical cooking class focused on making five different sauces, designed to be made in a market environment. The activity begins with a guided tour of the market, where participants select fresh and seasonal ingredients, learning to recognize their quality, origin and culinary use. Later, in the workspace, a chef or facilitator guides the participants step by step in preparing the sauces, sharing basic techniques, flavor combinations and context on the Mexican culinary traditions associated with each recipe. The activity concludes with a tasting of the prepared sauces, encouraging conversation, exchange of learning and appreciation of the work done by the participants.
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Instructor English and Spanish
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Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
During this experience you will experience an authentic immersion in local cuisine: They will start with a guided tour of the market, where they will know the ingredients, aromas and colors that are part of Mexican cuisine. Accompanied by the chef, they will select fresh and seasonal ingredients, learning to recognize their quality and traditional use. They will then take part in a practical cooking class, where they will learn to prepare 5 different Mexican sauces, step by step and with traditional techniques. The chef will explain the processes, flavor combinations and key tips to replicate them at home. Finally, you will enjoy a tasting of the sauces that you prepared yourself, sharing the experience in a close, cultural and flavorful atmosphere.
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Drunken sauce
A Salsa with Alcohol
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Dried Chiles Sauce
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Fruit Sauce
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Pickle Sauce
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Salsa de Chiles Locales
DESSERT
Taste Water
DESSERT
Mezcal
Meeting Point

Etnofood, Xicoténcatl, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX, 68000

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We will meet at Etnofood, the Cooking School and where we learn to teach cooking classes and can occupy the kitchens, the space is inside the place called Etnofood, at Xicotencatl 609, Col. Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

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margaritagH5661XZJune 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Great experience!!!

This class was AWESOME! My favorite activity in Oaxaca. Guides are super friendly and knowledgeable. My husband does not cook and is not the least bit interested in learning and he had a great time!

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emilyfR9054DZApril 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Highly recommend Wendy's salsa making class

Wendy was an excellent host and cooking guide. She was enthusiastic and very competent in showing us how to roast, chop, and hand grind the chiles, nuts and seeds that we used in the 5 salsas. She showed us how to make home-made tortillas from the masa we bought at the market. And we used local ingredients such as huitlacoche, epazote and zucchini flowers in our quesadillas (along with special local cheese). She shared the recipes with us at the end, after we enjoyed an excellent lunch. Wendy wa...read more

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Odyssey792259April 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Great morning

We had a great morning - Pablo was a lovely guide. He and the rest of the crew were kind and helpful. We had a lovely trip to the market and then the salsa cooking. We learnt a lot!

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Liz_SMarch 2026 • Viator
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Great way to spend a few hours!

Great class! It's a fantastic way to spend half a day getting hands on experience making 5 salsas. Each one was delicious!! Beautiful lunch setting afterward with the handmade tortillas, quesadillas, and memlas. The class was from 10:30 -2 with lunch. Highly recommend!

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nanda0425February 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Hands on Salsa Experience - Making and Munching

Highly recommend! First we shopped for local produce, then - hands on! we roasted some chilis, peanuts, sesame seeds, & tomatoes, sauteed pineapple, chopped and ground up the combined ingredients, making 5 very different salsas. We then made tortillas and quesadillas & had a lunch with our salsas, a refreshing drink and fresh fruit.

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