Guatemalan Cooking Class at Cuscun

Overview

We will gather at the complex and head towards Cuscun at 6:30 pm. We will learn how to cook Tamalitos! Small Guatemalan tamales made with corn dough and are cooked inside plantain leafs. As a side dish we will also learn how to cook Pepian, a Guatemalan errand with traditional flavors from Guatemala's colonial past and the indigenous cuisine that is characterized by its spicy flavor- Meat and vegetables in a thick and rich sauce, with a combination of roasted spices like pepitoria and sesame seeds and many others well blended together.. And to end our delicious dinner, we will learn how to make Rellenitos de platano, a dish of sweet mashed plantains stuffed with a mixture of refrigerated beans, chocolate, and cinnamon! Yummy!