Cozumel Traditional Family Kitchen: Discover and Cook Authentic Mexican Dishes

Join a Traditional Family Kitchen in Cozumel to learn and cook authentic Mexican dishes. Taste homemade food, explore a local market, and enjoy a family atmosphere.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercado Municipal - Start your tour by meeting with your guide in the local market of the Island. Follow them through the market´s aisles and stalls of different local products while listening to the origins of some of the most used fruits and vegetables in our region. At the same time the guide will be grabbing the fresh ingredients needed to…
What's Included
  • Cooking session at the home of the local family
  • All cooking equipment provided
  • All ingredients for a variety of dishes
  • Lunch included
  • Snacks provided
  • Digital recipe book
  • Drinks: water, fresh water, traditional Mexican drinks, margaritas, and beer
What's Not Included
  • Tips
  • Transportation to and from cruise ship or hotel
Meal Options
  • Guacamole
  • Different Mexican salsas
  • Different prepared vegetables, Nopales, Pico de Gallo, Squash
  • Quesadillas with handmade tortillas
  • Meat prepared in Pibil style - Group chooses between Chicken, Pork, or Fish to make this authentic Pibil style dish
Additional Information

Prepare to delight your taste buds by learning to create genuine Mexican cuisine in the kitchen of a local host. Savor the homemade dishes crafted by your own hands. Wander through the traditional market as our culinary host guides you on a shopping tour, explaining the ingredients used in various Mexican recipes. Unwind in a traditional home with a…

Location
Mercado Municipal
Calle Doctor Adolfo Rosado Salas
The meeting point is in the Mercado Municipal Benito Juarez, where the big grouping of seats and tables are, right in the middle of the locations that sell cooked food. You will see the "Eating area" as your coming down the street of Aldolfo Rosado Salas between streets 20 Av. Sur and 25 Av. Sur.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Laurie_s
Aug 21, 2025
Fabulous - It was super fun and educational. Tania the class instructor was very knowledgeable and sweet. Very fun experience if you haven't done it you should.
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Lauriesk438bc
Aug 21, 2025
Fantastic - I took this class with my husband. Tania was an amazing teacher, we enjoyed ourselves so much. Tania was very friendly patient and knowledgeable. Her English was very understandable and easy to follow. I would definately take this class again and have recommended it to multiple people.
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Tgreiner5
Jul 30, 2025
Absolute best local food experience - Absolute best culinary market tour and meal prep in a traditional Cozumel kitchen. Our entire family enjoyed this experience (ages 15-60). Tania was the best!
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Daniellebi7768fe
Jul 28, 2025
Perfect way to immerse yourself in the island culture of Cozumel via FOOD and learning! 😋 - Just the experience we were looking for on our final day on the island! We are two families who really love to experience culture. Tania is an amazing cook and teacher. (That comes from a teachers perspective and which says a lot!) From the grocery store to the plantain dessert, a FABULOUS excursion full of fun memories for our families.
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Conner_g
Jul 24, 2025
Incredible Family-Friendly Cooking Class in Cozumel! - This was one of the best experiences of our entire trip! We joined Tania’s cooking class as a family group — from our 6-month-old baby to my 90-year-old grandfather — and it was absolutely perfect for all ages. Tania is an amazing host: friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about sharing her culture. We started with a guided walk through the local market to pick out fresh ingredients, then went to their home to cook an incredible meal. There was so much delicious food and plenty of drinks — we left full, happy, and inspired. The experience was welcoming, hands-on, and fun from start to finish. Highly recommend for families, foodies, and anyone wanting an authentic taste of Cozumel!
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Stephanieaq8731cn
Jul 11, 2025
Best food EVER - We LOVED our experience at this cooking class with Tania! It was so cool to go to the local market and get the ingredients with a local guide, and then learn how to make so many good dishes! We had so much fun and it was the best food of our WHOLE TRIP in Cozumel! At the end, the host sent us all of the recipes, and we loved it so much that we went back to the market ourselves and made one of the dishes in our AirBnB a few days later. This experience was fun, delicious, and soooooo much food! A great option for those who want something to do that doesn’t involve water activities.
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Katrina_g
Jul 5, 2025
Cozumel cooking! - Tania was great. The market was so interesting and Tania showed us how to pick fruit we had never seen so we could try them all. The main course was fantastic but we were so full by the time we cooked it, we could only eat half. We made margaritas two ways with fresh ingredients and from scratch local dishes. Very good!
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V9078fkleeg
Jul 2, 2025
Food and fun! - We are stuffed! Had a great time with Tania. We cooked fish two ways, guacamole, fried beans and chorizo, salsa verde, and sampled all kinds of local fresh fruits. We made two very different margaritas with fresh ingredients that were both great. Unfortunately my shirt shrank while I was there so I had to go back to the cruise ship and change it to a larger one. Definitely recommend this to friends.
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Lauradn5593ts
Jun 27, 2025
Best best best time! - Tania was lovely! She made a huge meal that was the best food I've eaten! She graced us with answering every question we had and allowed us additional time at the market. When we arrived at the kitchen, she was a gracious host, feeding us an unbelievably delicious authentic meal with her family recipes. You will leave full with the most exceptional Mexican food you've ever eaten.
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Daydream64821893692
Jun 19, 2025
Traditional Mexican Cooking Class - Doing this as a couple and we both could NOT be more pleased with the experience!! We started at the Mercado Municipal where Tania introduced us to all kinds of fruits and vegetables that we had never seen before. She explained how to buy and what to look for when choosing the best, showed us many shops in the vicinity where we might want to get other things during our stay here. Then she drove us to the home where she taught us how to make dips, sauces, sides, a main dish, dessert, plus 2 different cocktails….everything of which was FREAKING DELICIOUS!!!! And she gave us all the recipes. We are staying here for a while, and thanks to Tania we now know how to shop, what to shop for, and how to prepare so many things. This experience with Tonia will completely change for the better our time here, and will continue to be used when we get back home. Worth every penny!!! TOTALLY recommend!!!!
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From $79
up to 10 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).