Our Team
Local Family
Guadalupe Gómez
Ancestral Cook
María Gómez
Professional Chef
Antigua Guatemala
View Cooking ClassesCorn, as the main source for our Mayan ancestors, has been vital for survival and our economy. That is why we are proud to create this gastronomic project to highlight the importance of this sacred food and its derivatives, preserving the culture and tradition of our gastronomy.
MAYAÍZ will help you understand what corn meant to the Mayas and what it means today, through our cooking classes with ancestral recipes and exhibitions about corn and its meaning.
Our mission is to share the importance of this sacred grain with future generations and the whole world, as it is one of the most important foods in history.
Local Family
Ancestral Cook
Professional Chef
Cook the traditional Pepián dish, a sacred dish in Mayan Culture. Enjoy a fusion of ancestral flavors while learning about the culture through a local family.
A traditional Guatemalan dish with Pre-Hispanic Mayan origins characterized by its thick, aromatic sauce.
Accompanied by tamalitos made of white corn and chipilín
A traditional Guatemalan dish with Pre-Hispanic Mayan origins characterized by its thick, aromatic sauce.
Accompanied by tortillas in three colors: white, yellow, and black.
A red turkey broth from the northern part of the country, specifically Cobán, Alta Verapaz. It is a Mayan broth that tastes like history.
Accompanied by tamalitdos made of white corn dough
Its name comes from the Kʼicheʼ language, specifically the expression "jok'om," which means "green sauce" or "five greens.
Mole is a colonial Guatemalan dessert made with plantains, chocolate, and tomatoes."
A traditional 19th-century Guatemalan dish consisting of a mixture of meats, vegetables, and spices stuffed into fresh guaque, jalapeño, or bell peppers.
Accompanied by white, yellow, and black corn tortillas.
A colonial Guatemalan dessert made with plantains, chocolate, and tomatoes. And tamalitos made of white corn dough
USD 30.00 / Person
Rellenitos that are made with mashed plantains and filled with sweet black beans and "small traditional Mayan tamales prepared with white corn masa and chipilín (a local leafy green), wrapped in dried corn husks (tusa)."
USD 30.00 / Person
Guatemalan tortillas—hand-pressed and cooked on a comal are thick and come in three colors: white, yellow, and black. Each variety has its own distinct flavor, perfect for savoring with guacamole, beans, artisanal cheese, and stone-ground chirmol."
USD 30.00 / Person
These traditional confections are delicacies that have been prepared since the colonial era, utilizing ingredients such as sugar, panela (unrefined cane sugar), and fresh fruits.
USD 40.00 / Person
Includes: Making tortillas, Beans, Guacamole, Tortillas tasting, Natural drink.
USD 15.00 / Person * Minimum 5 PeopleOur tour begins with the meaning of corn, explaining the importance of the sacred grain of the Mayan culture, the creation of man according to the Popol Vuh, and the Nahuales (spirits) that protect us according to the Mayan worldview.
Live the experience of preparing a typical Guatemalan dish, learning its meaning, ingredients, and variations according to the region of the country.
The dish is prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients, step by step; the accompaniment, which are white "tamalitos", is also prepared.
"Our cooking is done on a wood fire, which gives the dish a unique and traditional flavor."