Street Food Cooking Class in Oaxaca: Make Tacos & Salsas

Corn is the foundation of everything you'll cook in Oaxaca

A 3.5-hour cooking class in the village of Zimatan where you make tacos with handmade tortillas, fresh salsas and empanadas, then eat what you've cooked. The class includes a live English-speaking guide, lunch and hotel pickup. Children from age 7 are welcome.

The experience

You start in Zimatan, a village where the cooking class happens, and work through four dishes from the ground up. The handmade tortillas come first. You'll learn why corn matters so much to Oaxacan food and village life, then shape and cook the dough yourself. From there you move into fresh salsas and empanadas, building the skills and the meal at the same time.

Lunch is what you've made, served with hibiscus margaritas. The whole class runs 3.5 hours. A guide who speaks English leads the session, and hotel or port pickup is included, so you don't arrange your own transport to Zimatan.

What’s included

• Handmade tortillas, fresh salsas and empanadas that you cook yourself.
• lunch and hibiscus margaritas.
• live English-speaking guide.
• hotel or port pickup and drop-off.

Before you book

Days and timesFridayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (7 to 11 years) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupUp to 16 · max 6 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Stroller-friendly

Operated by Chiles & Chocolate Cooking Classes

Is this one for you?You'll cook and eat the same meal in one visit. Choose this if you want hands-on instruction in a single outing rather than a separate class and meal elsewhere.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 11 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.

What exactly do I make during the cooking class?

You make tacos with handmade tortillas, fresh salsas and empanadas. The class walks you through each one, starting with the tortillas and the corn that goes into them.

Is the class hands-on, or do I watch a demonstration?

You make the food yourself. The guide teaches you the techniques, but you're doing the cooking and shaping the dough.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No experience is required. The class is an introduction to Oaxacan cooking and is built for people learning it for the first time.

What's included in the price?

The class includes lunch (the dishes you cook), hibiscus margaritas, the guide and hotel or port pickup and drop-off.