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Traditional Market Tour: Yucatecan Cuisine
Mérida
Explore the traditional markets in the city and savor the authentic flavors of Yucatan cuisine and sweets. Gain insights into Yucatecan culinary traditions from a local expert chef and discover the history behind Merida’s renowned dishes and landmarks, including vegetarian options.
Explore the traditional markets in the city and savor the authentic flavors of Yucatan cuisine and sweets. Gain insights into Yucatecan culinary traditions from a local expert chef and discover the history behind Merida’s renowned dishes and landmarks, including vegetarian options.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mercado Lucas De Galvéz - The tour begins in the city’s heart, where a small group of 3 to 6 people will gather to explore two of Yucatan’s most iconic markets. Here, participants will savor a variety of Yucatecan dishes at the market’s finest stalls. Alongside breakfast, guests will enjoy a refreshing fruit water and conclude with tasting…
- Mercado Lucas De Galvéz - The tour begins in the city’s heart, where a small group of 3 to 6 people will gather to explore two of Yucatan’s most iconic markets. Here, participants will savor a variety of Yucatecan dishes at the market’s finest stalls. Alongside breakfast, guests will enjoy a refreshing fruit water and conclude with tasting traditional sweets from the beautiful Yucatan. Throughout the tour, the guide will share insights about the ingredients and preparation of the dishes, highlighting the influence of Mayan culture on Yucatecan cuisine and how its legacy continues to delight the palate daily.

What's Included
- Carbonated beverages
- Lunch
- Carbonated beverages
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- souvenirs not included
- souvenirs not included
Meal Options
- Fruit water - Made with local seasonal fruits. Each glass is a naturally flavored explosion, ideal for soothing the heat of the Yucatecan tropics.
- Pibil cochinita cake - Made with juicy pork, slow cooked in the traditional style underground. Served in crispy bread and purple pickled onion.
- Piglet taco - oven-baked suckling meat, tender inside and…
- Fruit water - Made with local seasonal fruits. Each glass is a naturally flavored explosion, ideal for soothing the heat of the Yucatecan tropics.
- Pibil cochinita cake - Made with juicy pork, slow cooked in the traditional style underground. Served in crispy bread and purple pickled onion.
- Piglet taco - oven-baked suckling meat, tender inside and crispy outside, served on hot corn tortilla and topped with a fresh pico de gallo.
- Black stuffing salbut - Salbut with soft turkey, hard-boiled egg and the rich black filling sauce, which gives it an irresistible smoky and spicy flavor.
- Turkey panucho - Fried tortilla stuffed with beans, with peacock peeled and a fresh mix of beetroot, pickled onion, carrot, avocado, lettuce and tomato.
- Ball cheese patty - Crispy empanada, filled with ball cheese, accompanied with fresh cabbage and homemade tomato sauce that gives it a juicy touch and full of flavor.
- Typical Yucatecan sweets - For dessert we offer a delicious selection of typical Yucatecan sweets (3 pieces), to close this gastronomic experience.
Location
Museum of the City of Merida
Calle 56
We meet tourists in front of the main museum of the city of Merida where we wait for them dressed in typical clothes
Cancellation Policy
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.