Intensive Spanish + Mexican Cookery Course
Mexican cuisine is justifiably famous all over the world. The range of dishes and flavours is quite astonishing and you don't have to be an expert to be able to make some of the most delicious dishes at home. But you will need some help and advice - and that's what we can provide at IH Riviera Maya. What's more our kitchen is located in our beautiful garden, so there is plenty of space for everyone to work.
Timetable
The cookery classes take place on 3 afternoons per week (usually Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) from 17.00 to 19.00. Students can take 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks of classes.
The first class includes a visit to a typical grocery store and a market in Playa so that students can learn the names of all basic ingredients. The cooking classes themselves start by demonstrating some of the basics of Mexican cooking -- guacamole, fajitas, pico de gallo (tex-mex sauce), quesadillas, molletes, tacos, enchiladas, enfrijoladas, sopes and pambazos -- and then we move on to more specialised dishes such as mole, pozole, pipian, tamales and adobo.
We also teach students how to make a delicious flan de cajeta and other typical Mexican desserts.
All the ingredients are included in the course fee and students can also consume everything that's been produced once the class is over.
Starting dates
Cooking classes start every 2 weeks, on the day following the start dates of the intensive courses (for beginners).
There is, for example, an intensive Spanish course that starts on Monday January 2nd. The cooking course therefore starts on Tuesday January 3rd.
Prices
Intensive Spanish course + cooking course
- 1 week: 260 US$
- 2 weeks: 520 US$
- 3 weeks: 780 US$
- 4 weeks: 1040 US$
Note that there is no registration fee for our courses.
The course fees include level test, course materials, certificates, programme of social activities & excursions, student card and access to all the school facilities... plus ingredients, use of utensils and washing up!
