Vegan Cooking Class in Oaxaca With Food Tour and Shopping through La Merced Market
What Guests Love
- Market tour with fresh ingredients
- Knowledgeable, friendly instructor
- Hands‑on cooking of authentic Oaxacan dishes
- Welcoming, beginner‑friendly group
Guests say the experience begins with a lively market walk where fresh, local produce is selected, setting the stage for authentic Oaxacan vegan cooking. The host team is praised for their knowledge, friendliness, and clear guidance, making the class easy for beginners while encouraging active participation at each cooking station. Participants enjoy making a variety of dishes such as salsas, tortillas, mole, and herb‑rice, and leave feeling connected to the region’s food culture.
What to Expect
In this Oaxacan Vegan Cooking Class, we will take a tour through the beautiful colonial neighborhood of La Merced in Oaxaca, where we will walk through the colonial neighborhood and learn the secrets of this area of the city while shopping for ingredients with the traditional Chiquigüite and Mandil.
Halfway through our tour, we will meet producers of fresh organic vegetables from a town near the city, which are organically grown and harvested in the morning. After visiting more producers in the neighborhood market, we will try some traditional snacks and buy some supplies for our class of Oaxacan vegan cuisine.
We will return to our starting point to start the class and provide all the information on our menu, prepare everything fresh from scratch: a main course, a salad, water and dessert, all cooked in a traditional stove.
After cooking, it will be time to share our delicious food and thank Mother Earth for all the diverse tastes that Oaxaca has to offer.
Menu
- Mole Oaxaqueño
- Rice with a surprise
- Salad with locally grown vegetables
- Seasonal agua fresca (flavored water)
- Traditional dessert
- Mezcal
Schedule
- 10:30 a.m.: Start of our culinary experience
- 10:40 am: Tour through the historic district of La Merced
- 10:50 am: Arrival at La Merced market
- 10:55 am: Presentation of our vendor friends in the market.
- 11:10 am: Purchase of all fresh products
- 11:30 am: Return to Our Gastronomic Laboratory
- 11:50 am: Start of the Cooking Class
- 12:30 pm: Break and Snack
- 2:00 pm: Time to assemble and eat what we did
- 3:30 pm.: Start of our culinary experience
- 3:40 pm: Tour through the historic district of La Merced
- 4:50 pm: Arrival at La Merced market
- 4:55 pm: Presentation of our vendor friends in the market.
- 5:10 pm: Purchase of all fresh products
- 5:30 pm: Return to Our Gastronomic Laboratory
- 5:50 pm: Start of the Cooking Class
- 7:30 pm: Break and Snack
- 7:00 pm: Time to assemble and eat what we did
Meeting Point
Xicotencatl 609, Col. Centro, Oaxaca C.P. 68000
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Free Cancellation
Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity.
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