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 ingredients to cook your meal (variety of dishes)
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • All the cooking equipment needed during the preparing process
  • Digital recipe book
  • Drinks (water, fresh water, traditional Mexican drinks, margaritas and beer available)
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

Ideal for food lovers wanting to learn and taste real Mexican cuisine. Learn to make authentic Mexican dishes in the kitchen of a local host. Enjoy the homemade food prepared by you. Stroll through the traditional market while our Culinary host takes you shopping and explains about ingredients used to make different types of Mexican dishes. Relax in 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.

Customer Ratings
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Kimberly
Jan 15, 2025
A Gastronomic Treat!! - Our hostess Tania was amazing! She showed us the delicious world of Mexican cooking and demonstrated how to create many yummy recipes for appetizers, mains, dessert and drinks!
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Davidgk547tl
Jan 12, 2025
Gianni is a great host. - We thoroughly enjoyed our foodie adventure. Time in the market was fun selecting what we needed. Gianni was a delight. Answering our questions and giving us great cooking tips. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal and the drinks. We highly recommend this cooking adventure! All the recipes are provided, and we can try to re-create at home.
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Scott_r
Jan 10, 2025
Book it! - Everything exceeded our expectations! We learned so much about the local market and really enjoyed all of the meals. Definitely do not eat before attending this experience! Everything was well worth the cost. Our host even went above and beyond and got a small cake to celebrate my wife’s birthday!
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Janet_b
Jan 9, 2025
Great fun thing to do in Cozumel - We had such a great day with Tanya & Sergio! They made our day super special, and we learned a lot. Great service and food!
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Kathleen_b
Jan 6, 2025
Amazing tour- we plan a redo! - We had a wonderful day with Tania- she was so much fun to work with and she taught us so much about the culture and food of Mexico, It was such a privilege to go to a local market to shop and then to go to a private home to cook, such a unique experience. Tania shared all the recipes with us which was an added bonus to the delicious food and amazing drinks. This is a must do when you visit Cozumel- we plan to do the class again on our next trip!
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Heather_g
Jan 5, 2025
Amazing Authentic Experience - Please do NOT miss out on this experience! First, Tanya met up with us and took us shopping for the ingredients we would be using during our authentic cooking lesson & experience. She took the time to explain items sold throughout the market and offered us the opportunity to purchase clay pottery and anything else we wanted to stop for. She inquired if we liked tequila, to which we gave a resounding yes! She then surprised us with one of the most engaging & informational tequila tasting experiences we could have hoped for! Victor and his team were so much fun! Make sure to ask Tanya for this opportunity if you enjoy tequila! You won't want to miss out on this bonus!!! After the tasting, Tanya took us to her home and we helped to make an authentic meal which included guacamole (the BEST!), green salsa verde, pico de gallo, red salsa, Veracruz fish, refried beans, a decadent plantain desert and margaritas! After our experience, she took us back to our ship's port! If you want to experience an authentic and truly amazing experience, with warm, engaging, and knowledgeable hosts, then book this excursion today!!!
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Cindy_s
Dec 31, 2024
Cozumel Food Delights - We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Tania. Prior to cooking, we got to walk through the market and pick out the food we would be cooking and smell many of the unique food and spices we would be cooking with. Afterwards, we got to cook and eat, and were even sent recipes for us to try to replicate some of the food that was cooked. This was a very unique experience compared to your typical excursions and I would recommend for cruisers as well as travelers who are staying locally.
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Melissa_z
Dec 29, 2024
Great time - Tanya’s cooking was amazing. She was gracious and the whole day was terrific this was a fun way to spend the day.
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Jenniferrojas
Dec 27, 2024
Great time! - We were a family of 6 with 3 generations looking for something to do on Christmas morning when a lot was closed. We had a great time with Tanya learning some typical recipes and eating everything we made. We were so stuffed when we left we were glad to walk the 25 minutes back to our Airbnb even when she offered us a ride back.
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Elizabethanne_s
Dec 31, 2024
Authentic time - Tanya was lovely-- We really enjoyed the Market walk and shopping experience--- Allowed our teenage girls to better see and experience the authentic experience. If you want to be hands on int he cooking experience, make sure to be clear about that, as the chef will end up doing most of the work for you- unless you clearly ask to help out. The food was AMAZING and the recipes are shared with the attendees!
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