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, located 10 minutes by car from Valladolid.

After being welcomed by the community members, we'll participate in a Maya cooking class where we'll make 5 ancestral dishes using fresh ingredients to cook as in pre-Colombian times.

The first dish will be tzotobichay, a chaya and pumpkin seed tamale. Next, we'll prepare sikil pák, a pumpkin seed and tomato pasta. The class will continue with píbil kaa, combining marinated chicken with sour oranges, achiote, and spices, wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground oven.

The fourth dish will be an encamisado, where we will make a tortilla by hand and fill it with meat, vegetables, and traditional ingredients. We will conclude by preparing a traditional Yucatan dessert with a Maya recipe consisting of cacao, honey, cinnamon, and piloncillo.

After tasting the dessert, the cooking class will end after a total of 3 hours.