Join a hands-on tortilla workshop in Mexico. Learn Nixtamal, make tortillas, and save heirloom corn. Perfect for home cooks and food enthusiasts.
Join a hands-on tortilla workshop in Mexico. Learn Nixtamal, make tortillas, and save heirloom corn. Perfect for home cooks and food enthusiasts.
- Catita Pan y Café - In this activity, you’ll begin with an engaging lecture on the significance of Mexican corn and the decline of heirloom corn varieties. Next, you’ll delve into the nixtamal process, crucial for turning corn into tortillas, and grind your own heirloom corn on a metate, a traditional Mexican volcanic-rock grinding stone. You’ll…
- Catita Pan y Café - In this activity, you’ll begin with an engaging lecture on the significance of Mexican corn and the decline of heirloom corn varieties. Next, you’ll delve into the nixtamal process, crucial for turning corn into tortillas, and grind your own heirloom corn on a metate, a traditional Mexican volcanic-rock grinding stone. You’ll then make your own tortilla, cook it on a comal, and turn it into a tasty quesadilla. To finish, you’ll prepare your own salsa using a molcajete.
At Eat Mexico, we’ve thoughtfully crafted this experience because we believe it’s an important topic to share. Typically, tortillas available in most places lack the quality and nutritional benefits of ancient, handmade tortillas. We think it’s essential for people worldwide to understand the nixtamal process and seek out high-quality production, as this greatly affects the nutritional value of tortillas.
Whether you’re a home cook eager to learn more about Mexican cuisine or simply curious about corn and tortillas, this experience is perfect for you.
- Snacks
- Culinary expert local guide
- Snacks
- Culinary expert local guide
- Private transportation
- Alcoholic beverages
- Private transportation
- Alcoholic beverages
- quesadilla - Make your own quesadilla with fresh Oaxaca cheese and salsa from the molcajete
- quesadilla - Make your own quesadilla with fresh Oaxaca cheese and salsa from the molcajete
Observe and participate actively in the journey that starts with dried corn kernels and ends with the tortilla itself. Make tortillas under the guidance of a true expert and learn the ancient technique of Nixtamal. This is a unique “only in Mexico” experience with hands-on learning and corn deep-dive knowledge. If you’re a home cook who wants to learn…
Observe and participate actively in the journey that starts with dried corn kernels and ends with the tortilla itself. Make tortillas under the guidance of a true expert and learn the ancient technique of Nixtamal. This is a unique “only in Mexico” experience with hands-on learning and corn deep-dive knowledge. If you’re a home cook who wants to learn more about Mexican food, or you’re simply curious about an ingredient that cuts across all areas of Mexican gastronomy, this experience is for you. Corn tortillas are the bedrock of Central Mexican cooking, but several native Mexican corn strains are now in danger of disappearing. In this workshop and class, you’ll learn the history and importance of Mexican corn and what’s needed to save the heirloom strains from extinction. Also, learn how to make salsa in a molcajete (ancient volcanic stone mortar).
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
