Maya Cooking Class

Do you want to discover traditional Yucatan food? In this cooking class, we'll learn how to make delicious ancestral dishes from the pre-Colombian era in a Maya village on the outskirts of Valladolid.

Activity Details

At the scheduled time, we'll meet at X-Batun, a Maya village in Yucatan found just 10 minutes by car from Valladolid.

After being welcomed by the community members, we'll take part in a Maya cooking class where we'll make 5 ancestral dishes using fresh ingredients. The first dish will be tzotobichay, a chaya and pumpkin seed tamale. Next, we'll make sikil pák, a pumpkin seed and tomato pasta. The class will continue with píbil kaa, a recipe that combines marinated chicken with sour oranges, achiote, and spices, wrapped in banana leaves and cooked underground. The 4th dish will be an encamisado, where we make a tortilla by hand, filled with meat, vegetables, and typical ingredients. Finally, we will make a traditional Yucatan dessert following a Maya recipe that includes cacao, honey, cinnamon, and piloncillo.

After trying this dessert, the cooking class will conclude after a total of 3 hours.