Learn How to Cook Mexican Food

Each year, more and more people travel to Mexico specifically for its food scene. At Eat Mexico, our mission has always been to celebrate Mexico’s food culture and what better way to do so than through learning by doing. In this hands-on cooking class, you’ll learn the basic techniques that Mexicans grow up mastering at home: How to make a basic green salsa, how to use fresh and dried chiles, how to handle corn masa and shape it with your hands, and how to cook nopales, among others. This is not just about teaching you recipes, it is about empowering you to feel confident about sharing the flavors of a world-honored culinary tradition, while having fun in a relaxed environment.

Step inside a professional working kitchen in the heart of the Roma neighborhood. Chef Julieta owns a pastry business that currently supplies restaurants and coffee shops. In the same kitchen, she also teaches Mexican food classes to promote our cuisine and culture through an experience of flavors and ingredients.

Some of the dishes you will cook:

• Sopes: a corn based snack eaten all over the country. Sopes are so popular that they can be easily found in restaurants, street food stands and family parties. Simple, yet delicious: round-shaped patties, made from nixtamalized corn dough (masa in Spanish), that are hand-shaped and topped with refried beans, salsa, onion and cilantro if desired.
• Two home-style foolproof guisados: chicken tinga and papas con chorizo (potatoes with chorizo). Guisados are rich and versatile preparations that are often served in tacos, quesadillas, tostadas and in this case, your freshly-made sopes. Chicken tinga is seasoned with smoked chipotles, as mild or as spicy as you like. The chorizo that is mixed with the potatoes is a flavorful, mildly spiced sausage, great por breakfast, dinner and lunch. Both delicious guisados can be prepared in their vegetarian versions.
• Chilaquiles rojos: crunchy tortilla chips dipped in red salsa topped with fresh thick crema. Learn how to make this Mexican staple from scratch at your desired level of spiciness.
• Nopales (cactus) salad: a staple of the Mexican diet that is not only fresh and delicious but has amazing health benefits. Nopales aid with digestion and are rich in amino acids, fiber and vitamins.

At the end of this experience you will enjoy all the food you prepared and the satisfaction of having cooked an entire Mexican meal with the friendly guidance of chef Julieta. Relax and enjoy the company of a person passionate about sharing everything related to Mexican food.

• As precautionary safety measures for the cooking class, we recommend wearing long pants and closed-toe shoes. Please avoid shorts, skirts, sandals and high heel shoes. If you have long hair, please bring something to tie your hair back. An apron will be provided for each participant to use during the class.
• The cooking class is held indoors, so this activity is not affected by the weather.
• Vegetarians can be accommodated in this experience.
• Mexico City sits at nearly 7,300 feet high. This means you’ll feel more tired than normal if you’re not used to the altitude. Don’t do this experience if you haven’t gotten any sleep the night before, or if you’re arriving at the airport that same morning.