Mastering Mexican Salsas Cooking Class and Market Tour
Overview
Discover why Mexican Salsas are a cornerstone of Mexican gastronomy and enjoy cooking and tasting 10 different salsas. Learn the history, classification, uses, secrets and how to prepare our special selection of Mexican Salsas. Focusing on the different preparation and cooking methods and the different uses of fresh and dry chilies.
All our recipes are meant for you to replicate in your daily menus back home. Salsas to be tasted with street food tacos and appetizers with a choice of fillings (Michoacan-style pork carnitas, cochinita pibil, roasted potatoes, scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, quesadillas and cactus leaves). Beverages include "agua fresca", artisanal mezcal and Mexican craft beer.
Enjoy a culinary market walk to Mercado de Medellín (walking distance). We will explain market’s history, organization and offering while touring some of their main halls and have a tasting from selected market stands.
All our recipes are meant for you to replicate in your daily menus back home. Salsas to be tasted with street food tacos and appetizers with a choice of fillings (Michoacan-style pork carnitas, cochinita pibil, roasted potatoes, scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, quesadillas and cactus leaves). Beverages include "agua fresca", artisanal mezcal and Mexican craft beer.
Enjoy a culinary market walk to Mercado de Medellín (walking distance). We will explain market’s history, organization and offering while touring some of their main halls and have a tasting from selected market stands.
Inclusions
- Professional Chef guide
- Agua fresca (fruit-based water beverage)
- Alcoholic Beverages - Artisanal mezcal and Mexican craft beer
- Street tacos and appetizers with choice of fillings ("carnitas", "cochinita pibil", roasted potatoes, scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, cheese and cactus leaf)
- All needed ingredients to cook Mexican salsas
- Printed recipes
- Culinary market walk to Mercado de Medellin
- Snacks
What to expect
Discover why Mexican Salsas are a cornerstone of Mexican gastronomy and enjoy cooking and tasting 10 different salsas. Learn the history, classification, uses, secrets and how to prepare our special selection of Mexican Salsas that you can replicate back home and impress your friends at your next gathering.
Stop At:
• Aura Cocina Mexicana, Eje Vial Eje 3 Poniente (Avenida Medellin) 191 A Colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City 06700 Mexico
• Mercado de Medellin, Calle Campeche 101, Mexico City 06760 Mexico
Sample Menu
• Traditional Guacamole
• Red Molcajete Sauce
• Green Sauce
• Ranchera Sauce
• Mango and Chile Manzano Sauce
• Habanero Sauce
• Devil's Sauce
• Chile Morita and Peanuts Sauce
• Chipotle Sauce
• Drunken Sauce
Stop At:
• Aura Cocina Mexicana, Eje Vial Eje 3 Poniente (Avenida Medellin) 191 A Colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City 06700 Mexico
• Mercado de Medellin, Calle Campeche 101, Mexico City 06760 Mexico
Sample Menu
• Traditional Guacamole
• Red Molcajete Sauce
• Green Sauce
• Ranchera Sauce
• Mango and Chile Manzano Sauce
• Habanero Sauce
• Devil's Sauce
• Chile Morita and Peanuts Sauce
• Chipotle Sauce
• Drunken Sauce
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- An apron will be provided to be used during class. To better enjoy the class we suggest wearing comfortable clothes and shoes, please avoid scarves, long necklaces and jewelry while in the kitchen.
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
GlobeTrotting324806
May 2023
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January 2020
We had a great time and learned so much! The space was beautiful and the market was great. I am very excited to try the recipes now that we are home!
We had a great time and learned so much! The space was beautiful and the market was great. I am very excited to try the recipes now that we are home!Richard_Z
December 2018
Two of us took the salsa cooking class recently and very much enjoyed the experience. The class was very well put together, the meal served was very good and the journey & time spent in the market close by was very informative. I would very much recommend this class.
Two of us took the salsa cooking class recently and very much enjoyed the experience. The class was very well put together, the meal served was very good and the journey & time spent in the market close by was very informative. I would very much recommend this class.katiafE2638XS
July 2022
AURA Cocina Mexicana is a gastronimical experience with photo opps Yes, AURA’s cooking class is much more than that. Once the blue door on Avenida Medellin opened, I felt I had entered into a Mexican fairy tale. The space is creatively decorated with an authentic Mexican taste. We learned the re...
AURA Cocina Mexicana is a gastronimical experience with photo opps Yes, AURA’s cooking class is much more than that. Once the blue door on Avenida Medellin opened, I felt I had entered into a Mexican fairy tale. The space is creatively decorated with an authentic Mexican taste. We learned the recipes of salsas, and all the different kinds of chiles to make “salsas típicas,” the region where they are from, and the type of salsa that is best combined according to the meal. The five-hour how to make salsa class started with a warm cup of Mexican coffee while geographical facts about where each chile comes from in Mexico and how to cultivate a “milpa” were shared by our Chef. We went to the Roma neighborhood to get the ingredients at “Mercado Medellin.” On the way, we stopped to watch the beauty of a busy “tortilleria” and a “quesadilla” stand. Since I hadn’t had breakfast, the“flor de calabaza quesadilla” was a perfect comfort and energizer starter for the day before the market tour. We touched and smelled “chile pasilla, chipotle, de árbol, ancho, guajillo”, and many others at the Chile stand. I didn’t pass up the opportunity to buy a packet of Mole already sealed to travel and take a few close-ups of the beautiful chiles and their textures. At the Oaxaca stand, a tray of bugs was passed around for everyone to experiment with the exotic taste of insects like “chapulines, gusanos y escarabajos”. However, this new strong flavor felt closed to strong salty pistachios. The fruit stand offered us a piece of sweet mamey, while I also bought a mature one to eat later. Finally, the flower shop gave us a pretty blooming flower. I really valued being able to shoot my camera with the vendors' permission, with whom AURA has a relationship. The Mercado experience was great, but it was time to put hands-on at the cooking studio. The recipe booklet included salsa “diabla, morita, verde, roja, borracha, ranchera, de mango,” and more. We did everything, from dicing the onions, garlic, and other vegetables to dissecting, roasting, grilling, and blending the chiles. Finally, we had to peel them and find the vein used to control the spiciness of the killer salsas we prepared. So fun! The class ended up with an excellent “taquiza” with high quality organic mini tortillas and delicious dishes made by the AURA chefs, like “carnitas, tinga, chicharron” and cooked vegetables. We proudly added our salsas to each taco we ate; I enjoyed each bite and wished I could come back “a la hora de la Comida” every day. The experience included “Cerveza, zezcal, and postre.” AURA is a cultural gastronomical experience that goes beyond the kitchen. No te lo pierdas if you are in CDMX.Camper760182
October 2023
Hands down, the best cooking class I’ve ever taken! Chef Pame is an absolute gem that really immerses you in the experience. Learned so much and had a fantastic day of cooking, tacos and refreshments!! 🙂
Hands down, the best cooking class I’ve ever taken! Chef Pame is an absolute gem that really immerses you in the experience. Learned so much and had a fantastic day of cooking, tacos and refreshments!! 🙂G6525BXdavidg
January 2023
My spouse and I had a wonderful time. 10 salsas and 10 tacos, plus Mexican beer and mezcal. Our guide took us out on the street, where she had arranged for us to have freshly-made quesadillas of our choice. Wonderful! We also watched tortillas being made, and the market tour was fascinating! So m...
My spouse and I had a wonderful time. 10 salsas and 10 tacos, plus Mexican beer and mezcal. Our guide took us out on the street, where she had arranged for us to have freshly-made quesadillas of our choice. Wonderful! We also watched tortillas being made, and the market tour was fascinating! So many peppers, fruits, vegetables. She even had a sample plate of....insects! (We passed on that, but others on our tour found them surprisingly good.) We all enjoyed making salsas. It was fascinating to see how much the locals eat tacos, and that they all make their own salsas at home. Breakfast tacos and salsas, lunch tacos and salsas, and meatier dinner salsas. Only 2 of the 10 salsas were spicy, so don't be afraid to try this tour.