Traditional Family Kitchen in Cozumel

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Spanish
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Join us in a Cozumel family kitchen to whip up authentic Mexican dishes. Shop at local markets, cook, and savor your creations. Perfect for all tastes, guided by expert hosts.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Get your taste buds ready as you learn to make authentic Mexican dishes in the kitchen of a local host. Enjoy the homemade food prepared by you. Stroll through the traditional market while our Culinary host takes you shopping and explains about ingredients used to make different types of Mexican dishes. Relax in a traditional home with family atmosphere and choose from refreshing and authentic Mexican drinks. Make a variety of snacks, dips and a main dish, popularly cooked in our region. Finally after all the preparation is done, excite your pallet by tasting the exquisite flavors that you have prepared. Spend unforgettable moments cooking with our excellent hosts and be surprised with easy and delicious recipes. There is something for everyone, whether you're a vegetarian or not, we can always find something to suit your diet. Our class takes place in a cozy local family home where the clients will receive personalized attention.

Sample Menu

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Guacamole
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Different Mexican salsas
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Different prepared vegetables, Nopales, Pico de Gallo, Squash
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Quesadillas with handmade tortillas
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Meat prepared in Pibil style
Group chooses between Chicken, Pork, or Fish to make this authentic Pibil style dish

What You Get

Cooking session at the home of the local family
All the cooking equipment needed during the preparing process
All ingredients to cook your meal (variety of dishes)
Tips
Transportation to and from cruise ship or hotel

Good To Know

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirement at the time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • A minimum of 2 people per reservation is required
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Start your tour by meeting with your guide in the local market of the Island. Follow them through the market´s aisles and stalls of different local products while listening to the origins of some of the most used fruits and vegetables in our region. At the same time the guide will be grabbing the fresh ingredients needed to later prepare the different salsas, snacks, and main dish. Walk through the stalls and learn more about the daily life of people on the island. Select the best seasonal ingredients to prepare during your cooking experience. Guided by your host, you will prepare a typical meal while learning from our traditions and useful phrases in Spanish. Learn about the distinctive culture of the region and enjoy the sublime smells that will fill the kitchen. Try the dishes you have prepared at a family table while talking and sharing with your group, guide and host, as well as enjoying refreshing and typical drinks from our State. Once the tour is finished, your guide will organize a taxi to return you to your Port or Hotel.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Mercado Municipal, Calle Doctor Adolfo Rosado Salas, Quintana Roo, Mexico, MX, 77668

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The meeting point is in the Mercado Municipal Benito Juarez, where the big grouping of seats and tables are, right in the middle of the locations that sell cooked food. You will see the "Eating area" as your coming down the street of Aldolfo Rosado Salas between streets 20 Av. Sur and 25 Av. Sur.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Best food EVER
July 11, 2025
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We LOVED our experience at this cooking class with Tania! It was so cool to go to the local market and get the ingredients with a local guide, and then learn how to make so many good dishes! We had...read more

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Cozumel cooking!
July 05, 2025
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Tania was great. The market was so interesting and Tania showed us how to pick fruit we had never seen so we could try them all. The main course was fantastic but we were so full by the time we coo...read more

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Food and fun!
July 02, 2025
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We are stuffed! Had a great time with Tania. We cooked fish two ways, guacamole, fried beans and chorizo, salsa verde, and sampled all kinds of local fresh fruits. We made two very different margar...read more

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Best best best time!
June 27, 2025
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Tania was lovely! She made a huge meal that was the best food I've eaten! She graced us with answering every question we had and allowed us additional time at the market. When we arrived at the ...read more

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Traditional Mexican Cooking Class
June 19, 2025
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Doing this as a couple and we both could NOT be more pleased with the experience!! We started at the Mercado Municipal where Tania introduced us to all kinds of fruits and vegetables that we had n...read more

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