Mexican Salsas Cooking Class: Market Tour, Meal Preparation & Taste Testing

Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of Mexican cuisine with a cooking class focused on salsas. Explore a local market, learn the secrets of salsa preparation, and indulge in a tasting of 10 different varieties. Get ready to spice up your meals with authentic Mexican flavors!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medellín 191A - Explore the significance of Mexican Salsas in Mexican cuisine and delight in preparing and sampling 10 unique salsas. Gain insights into their history, classification, uses, and secrets, and learn how to make a special selection of Mexican Salsas that can be recreated at home to wow friends at your next event.
What's Included
  • Taste artisanal mezcal and Mexican craft beer
  • Enjoy a variety of snacks
  • Savor street tacos and appetizers with diverse fillings
  • Guidance from a Professional Chef
  • Explore culinary scenes with the market walk to Mercado de Medellin
  • Get hands-on with ingredients for cooking Mexican salsas
  • Refresh with Agua fresca, a traditional fruit-based beverage
  • Take home printed recipes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Traditional Guacamole
  • Red Molcajete Sauce
  • Green Sauce
  • Ranchera Sauce
  • Mango and Chile Manzano Sauce
  • Habanero Sauce
  • Devil’s Sauce
  • Chile Morita and Nuts Sauce
  • Chipotle Sauce
  • Drunken Sauce
Additional Information

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…

Location
Medellín 191A
Medellín
Between Chiapas and Tapachula streets.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joseludwig_s
May 28, 2025
Excellent Cooking Class. - come hungry to the cooking class. The food is excellent and plenty. Lorena took us on a journey of tastes and very interesting stories about food in Mexico. It was not just learning to cook 10 delicious sauces, but what you can have with them, a real experience. I am really glad I booked this event, and a warm thanks to Lorena and Dulce for an amazing time.
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Daytrip530197
May 6, 2025
Wonderful class at Aura! - My husband and I enjoyed the class. The tasting and taco making was delicious. The instructor was thorough and patient. We plan on taking more classes at Aura next time we are in Mexico City.
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46freddiet
Apr 10, 2025
Informative, tasty, and fun - I had an incredible time learning how to make 10 different salsas. Totally worth the money as it was such a rich experience and I have learnt so much that I will take with me.
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Vacationer822178
Feb 17, 2025
Kind hosts worked with our food sensitivities and made a bonding, memorable experience - Phenomenal experience! We did this with our 12 year old daughter and she really enjoyed participating, too. Our host was kind, fun, and incredibly knowledgeable. Her engaging personality got our group of strangers talking to each other like friends. She exposed us to how a dozen salsas are made - I have so much respect for the process after this experience! Very high degree of professionalism from the hosts and the food was made with love for sure. Be sure to arrive HUNGRY because there is So Much Delicious Food! Side note, our daughter has a very high sensitivity to food and our amazing host was very gracious and accommodating. Because of that, our daughter was able to eat nopales tacos with salsa for the first time… and loved it! It was a standout moment that helped her build confidence. They also involved our daughter in helping to prepare the food which made her feel valuable. It was a very special event for our whole family. Highly recommend… just do it! And it is 100% worth the price - this is a true local experience.
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Laurags1329vs
Jan 30, 2025
Second class was as good as the first - This was my second cooking class with Aura Cucina, and it was just as good as the first one. We did 10 different salsas as well as a market tour (and had the opportunity to pick up a couple of things for those who are interested). The instructor was excellent – enthusiastic and very knowledgeable about the history, culture, techniques and ingredients. And the setting was great – very nice designed and decorated kitchen and dining area in a great part of the city, very close to the market and shops.
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Matthewhf199qz
Oct 9, 2024
5 Stars for Pamela! - Pamela was host/chef for the group that I joined. She was fantastic! I signed up for Spanish speaking, but the group were English speakers so Pamela offered and proceeded to speak in very good English for the duration. I was a bit hesitant about committing 4 hours to this class/tour, but it flew by. Very enjoyable and I learned a lot, not only about salsa making, but food culture, the neighborhood and CDMX in general. Highly recommended. Pamela was very professional, knowledgeable and created an environment that was very comfortable and fun.
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Andrewbj5960az
Jun 6, 2024
The Best Cooking Class in CDMX! - Hands down our favorite activity when we visited Mexico City! We had an incredible morning making these salsas and enjoying a delicious meal with them. We loved this class so much we bought a molcajete and have been making these salsas every weekend since we visted! Chef Pame is amazing, and we had such a wonderful time cooking and going on the market tour with her. The tortilleria and the market were amazing to experience, especially our taste test of bugs and chocolate (Pame gave me the muy guapo beetle). We got to learn about classic mexican ingredients and meals that made me excited to cook even more. If you do any cooking class when you visit Mexico City, make sure it's Aura Cocina Mexicana! You'll have an amazing time.
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Narayan_r
May 25, 2024
An experience not to be missed! - My husband and I really enjoyed the Salsa making class with Krystal. We made 10 Salsas and she explained every step and had us make the salsa. We loved the fresh taste and feel that we gained a skill for life. Coming home with the recipe for everything we made will really help when we do this on our own. Overall great experience and would recommend it to anyone who loves Salsas!
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Rusbelfeliz
Apr 25, 2024
Good white mole - Excellent experience. We made salsa, tamales and white mole. Graciela is a teacher and explains very well. Totally recommended.
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Camper760182
Oct 20, 2023
Stand out experience with Chef Pame - 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!! 🙂
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From $128
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).