Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez
Overview
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT:
IT IS NOT A RESTAURANT, I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF A CHEF
I am Minerva Lopez and I am a traditional cook from Oaxaca and I have more than 40 years of experience in pre-Hispanic and traditional cooking.
I invite you to spend a day at my house, with my family, my culture, it is an authentic experience where you will learn to cook as I learned, as if it were with mom!
Our groups are small which makes for an intimate, family experience
The market that we visited is the largest in Oaxaca and it is not touristic, where the locals go to buy our fresh and organic ingredients, here it is possible to adapt our menu to your tastes
There are vegan, vegetarian and meat lovers options.
At home away from the city in a small town, our outdoor wood stove is the best place to cook.
Everything we will eat is prepared at home
MORE THAN A CLASS IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF FLAVORS AND KNOWLEDGE
What's Included
- Lunch dishes to choose
- Snacks Snacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc)
- Alcoholic beverages mezcal cocktail
- Seasonal dessert
- Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option
- Seasonal fruit waters
- Local Market Tour
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Beer or soda
Meeting Location
Gral. Antonio de León 1
Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
We will welcome you to my wood stove.
I am a teacher of Traditional Oaxacan Cooking and winner of 1st Place in the Meeting of Traditional Cooks of Oaxaca.
First I will take you for a walk through the largest market in Oaxaca, you will get to know endemic and local foods and products, this is where we will buy our fresh and authentic ingredients.
I will teach you how to prepare from scratch a Mole Negro or Mole Coloradito, Green, Yellow and/or as well as Nixtamal to prepare tortillas, memelitas and empanadas, without forgetting our Molcajete Sauces, as some authentic Oaxacan dishes (ASK FOR THE AVAILABLE MENU FOR THE DATE YOU RESERVE, THERE ARE SEASONAL DISHES, VEGETARIANS, VEGANS TOO)
During the cooking class we will drink local fruit drinks and eat quesillo and Grasshoppers while we prepare our dish TO CHOOSE
At the end of the cooking class we will taste our dish made with a rich Mezcal and you can take the prepared products with you.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- Lunch. dishes to choose.
- Snacks. Snacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc).
- Alcoholic beverages. mezcal cocktail.
- seasonal dessert.
- Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option.
- Seasonal fruit waters.
- Local Market Tour.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Beer or soda.
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Lunchdishes to choose
- SnacksSnacks (cheese, grasshoppers, etc)
- Alcoholic beveragesmezcal cocktail
- Seasonal dessert
- Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free menu option
- Seasonal fruit waters
- Local Market Tour
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Beer or soda
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
