SOUTH OF THE BORDER SIZZLEMerida, Mexico - January 14 - 21, 2009
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En suite lodging at luxurious hacienda
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Two days at the famed Los Dos Cooking School
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Demonstrations by local chefs and artisans
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Excursions to nearby archeological sites
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Hands on Yucatecan cooking lessons and meals
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Yucatecan food is little known outside the area, so you are embarking on learning a real culinary secret. It has even been said that Yucatecan cooking the first "fusion" cuisine. True or not, this culinary tradition is a blend of ancient Mayan and Spanish techniques and ingredients, with just a soupçon of French and Caribbean influence. Yucatecan cuisine has its native ingredients and its indigenous population to thank for the core of its cuisine. Items like: epazote, oregano Yucateco, and one of the world's hottest chilies, the habanero, are found in many recipes. You’ll roll up your sleeves with our chefs and explore all these ingredients and recipes in our own kitchen, but an exciting two days at the popular Los
Dos cooking school featured in Oprah’s magazine and in Travel and Leisure will be a highlight of this edible journey.
And of course, there is chocolate. Who in the world doesn’t love the dark cream taste of this exotic sweet. Candy bars, milk shakes, cookies, flavored coffee-even cereal and medicine--- chocolate has been a key ingredient in many of our daily eats. In fact, it ranks as the favorite flavor of most Americans. And yet, few of us know the unique origins of this popular treat. The story of chocolate spans more than 2,000 years flavors the local Yucatán cuisine.
Excursions to Puuc and Uxmal regions are also on the agenda and offer a glimpse into the glorious Mayan past and the amazing archeological sites will take your breath away.
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Yucatecan food is little known outside the area, so you are embarking on learning a real culinary secret. It has even been said that Yucatecan cooking the first "fusion" cuisine. True or not, this culinary tradition is a blend of ancient Mayan and Spanish techniques and ingredients, with just a soupçon of French and Caribbean influence. Yucatecan cuisine has its native ingredients and its indigenous population to thank for the core of its cuisine. Items like: epazote, oregano Yucateco, and one of the world's hottest chilies, the habanero, are found in many recipes. You’ll roll up your sleeves with our chefs and explore all these ingredients and recipes in our own kitchen, but an exciting two days at the popular Los
Dos cooking school featured in Oprah’s magazine and in Travel and Leisure will be a highlight of this edible journey.
And of course, there is chocolate. Who in the world doesn’t love the dark cream taste of this exotic sweet. Candy bars, milk shakes, cookies, flavored coffee-even cereal and medicine--- chocolate has been a key ingredient in many of our daily eats. In fact, it ranks as the favorite flavor of most Americans. And yet, few of us know the unique origins of this popular treat. The story of chocolate spans more than 2,000 years flavors the local Yucatán cuisine.
