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Groups: 4 minimum, 8 maximum Cost per person: $765 USD/13,800 MXN

Dishes learned:

• Tortillas (blandas)

• Barbacoa de chivo

• Consomé

• Blood sausage 

• Salsa for the barbacoa

Skills learned:

• Nixtamalization using cal (calcium hydroxide) 

• How to grind nixtamalized corn with an electric stone mill works (molino)

• Have an understanding of how to form tortillas with a press and by hand 

• How to build and heat a traditional barbacoa oven

• How to butcher a goat

Includes:

• Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)

• Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city (2 hours each way)

• Two days of traditional cooking classes, including learning how to butcher a goat with a maestro mezcalero, how to make your own barbacoa oven, the nixtmalization of heirloom corn, and how to make tortillas by hand

• Visit to 2 traditional mezcal palenques where will learn about the history in the region and production from a mezcal producing family 

• Tasting of traditional mezcal at the palenques 

• A chance to buy mezcal directly from the producer (price not included), our help packing in for travel

• 7 meals 

• Two nights stay: 2 nights accommodations at Rancho Los Nahuales (double occupancy)

• Drinking water and light snacks

• Donation to future community youth center