Beginning Wednesday, April 25, there will be a four-day gathering of cooks in the Plaza de la Danza — and not just any cooks! The second Encuentro de Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca will be hosting 85 traditional female cooks from Oaxaca’s 8 regions, representing 10 ethnic groups and 58 communities. They will be offering more than 300 dishes, 30 desserts, 20 traditional beverages, and 70 varieties of tamales for sale from 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM each day in the Plaza de la Danza of Oaxaca. In addition, there will be cooking demonstrations, lectures, and regional music and folkloric dancing to entertain diners.
The Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca Facebook page explains that they are an organization that promotes the ancestral tradition of Oaxacan cuisine carried out by its women — an inheritance transmitted from grandmother to mother and from mother to daughter.
As you can see from these photos I’ve taken during the past year in Teotitlán del Valle…
Recipes and techniques…
And love and reverence for the knowledge and experience continues to be passed down through the generations.
Last year’s encuentro was fabulously delicious! If you are in Oaxaca or can find a way to schedule a last-minute trip here, I highly recommend attending this year’s Encuentro de Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca. I’ll be there everyday and hope to see you.
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View From Casita Colibrí 
Wonderful blog and photos! I am sooo envious.
Gracias. My mouth was watering as I wrote!
Very interesting . Do you know the ticket price ? Thanks
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No tickets. You buy food vouchers (see “boletos” on map above) and use them to purchase your food at each of the stalls.
Yummmmm….. wish I could be there!
It was delicious! Perhaps next year?
Wonder if anyone is doing a visit with an English speaking guide?
I hung out a bit with friend and Mexico City based English speaking food tour guide, Francisco de Santiago of Quest Mexico Tours was there and I ran into local English speaking tour guides, Suzanne Barbezat and Benito Hernández of Discover Oaxaca Tours. Let me know if you want contact information for future reference.
Wow, I’m really sorry we are going to miss this! I look forward to your photos and descriptions…
It was great and SO close!
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Shannon, I’m already organizing a tour for next year–don’t forget about me!