Mexican Cooking Class in Tulum: Make Salsas, Tortillas & Mole

Three and a half hours making salsas, hand-rolled tortillas, ceviche and a main course from scratch

A 3.5-hour hands-on cooking class in Tulum where you learn to prepare four types of salsas, ceviche, hand-made tortillas, and a main dish (enchiladas, tamales, mole, barbacoa or zarandeado fish) using fresh local ingredients and traditional equipment like metates and molcajetes. A professional chef teaches family recipes in an intimate wood kitchen, and you take home a cookbook with the recipes you've made plus traditional dishes to cook at home.

The experience

You arrive at a wood kitchen built the way grandmothers used to cook, and spend the morning making food from scratch with a professional chef. The class walks you through four different salsas using fresh ingredients, then moves to ceviche and aguachile with local seafood. You'll hand-roll tortillas on a traditional tortilla machine and make sopes and empanadas to go with them. A tequila and mezcal tasting rounds out the experience, and you choose your main course from enchiladas, tamales, mole, chicken barbacoa, zarandeado fish or other options.

Everything you cook, you eat: in a beautiful setting with margaritas, beer or Mexican wine included while you work. The class personalizes dishes for food restrictions and allergies, so dietary needs don't get in the way. You leave with a printed cookbook containing the recipes you've made and other traditional recipes to recreate at home, turning a single morning into skills that travel with you.

What’s included

• Hands-on instruction from a professional chef.
• all ingredients and use of traditional equipment (metates, molcajetes, tortilla machine).
• four types of salsas, ceviche, aguachile, hand-made tortillas, sopes and empanadas.
• choice of main course (enchiladas, tamales, mole, chicken barbacoa, zarandeado fish or other options).
• tequila and mezcal tasting.
• unlimited margaritas, beer and Mexican wine during the class.
• printed cookbook with recipes you've made and traditional recipes to take home.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Delicia de mi tierra

Is this one for you?You do the cooking yourself in a small, intimate group with a live guide in English or Spanish, so you learn by doing rather than watching: ideal if you want to actually gain skills you can use at home, not just taste the results.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What ingredients and equipment will I use in the cooking class?

You work with fresh local ingredients and traditional Mexican equipment: metates for grinding, molcajetes for crushing, and a tortilla machine (maricona) for hand-rolling tortillas, the same tools used in authentic home kitchens.

Can I choose what main dish I want to cook?

Yes, you pick your main course from enchiladas, tamales, mole, chicken barbacoa, zarandeado fish or other options offered that day, so the class centers on a dish you actually want to eat.

What happens if I have food allergies or dietary restrictions?

The class personalizes dishes to accommodate your food restrictions and allergies, so you can participate fully and enjoy everything you make.

Is the tequila and mezcal tasting part of the class, or do I pay extra?

The tasting is included in the class, along with unlimited margaritas, beer and Mexican wine while you cook.

Do I get to take the recipes home?

You receive a printed cookbook with all the recipes you've prepared during the class, plus additional traditional recipes to cook whenever you get back home.