Mercado Sánchez Pascuas

Oaxaca, Mexico

Mercado Sánchez Pascuas in Oaxaca, Mexico appears in 1 travel video on Travelnetic. At a specialty market stall surrounded by large glass bowls filled with thick mole pastes, the guide offers the hosts tiny tastes of mole rojo and mole negro on wooden sticks. They learn about the labor-intensive process of combining toasted chiles, nuts, fruits, and chocolate into concentrated paste that locals dilute with broth for special celebrations. — “The ULTIMATE Mexican Street Food Tour in Oaxaca! 🇲🇽”, Flora and Note, at 26:07.

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26:07Sampling Oaxacan Mole Paste at Market

At a specialty market stall surrounded by large glass bowls filled with thick mole pastes, the guide offers the hosts tiny tastes of mole rojo and mole negro on wooden sticks. They learn about the labor-intensive process of combining toasted chiles, nuts, fruits, and chocolate into concentrated paste that locals dilute with broth for special celebrations.

From “The ULTIMATE Mexican Street Food Tour in Oaxaca! 🇲🇽” by Flora and Note · Open in the Travelnetic player at 26:07
24:53Drinking Fresh Tejate from Painted Bowls

A market vendor ladles cold, foamy tejate—a traditional pre-Hispanic drink made from toasted maize, fermented cacao beans, mamey pit, and cacao flower—into brightly hand-painted jícara wood bowls. The hosts drink the thick, grainy beverage and discuss how the natural fat from the cacao rises to form a soft, cream-like floating layer.

From “The ULTIMATE Mexican Street Food Tour in Oaxaca! 🇲🇽” by Flora and Note · Open in the Travelnetic player at 24:53
23:13Sampling Numbing Palo de Chile Bark

A market guide offers the group small pieces of Palo de chile, a traditional wild plant bark known for its medicinal and sensory properties. After chewing on the bitter wood fragment, Note describes an intense tingling, numbing sensation across his tongue and throat that feels like spicy chili pepper.

From “The ULTIMATE Mexican Street Food Tour in Oaxaca! 🇲🇽” by Flora and Note · Open in the Travelnetic player at 23:13
22:31Tasting Tiny Black Mexicola Avocados

At a market produce stall, the tour guides show off tiny Mexicola avocados, which are fully mature small avocados with paper-thin black skins. Note and Flora slice into one and eat the entire slice toothpick-style including the skin, describing its surprisingly soft texture and subtle anise flavor.

From “The ULTIMATE Mexican Street Food Tour in Oaxaca! 🇲🇽” by Flora and Note · Open in the Travelnetic player at 22:31

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Where is Mercado Sánchez Pascuas?

Mercado Sánchez Pascuas is in Oaxaca, Mexico.

How long do tours of Mercado Sánchez Pascuas take?

The 3 tours with details shown on this page run from 2 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours 45 minutes, according to Viator. Check each listing for the exact schedule.

How much do tours of Mercado Sánchez Pascuas cost?

Experiences that include Mercado Sánchez Pascuas on Viator start from about $54.36 per person. Prices change and depend on the date, group size and what is included, so check the listing before you book.

Is a guided tour of Mercado Sánchez Pascuas worth it?

Viator lists 5 experiences that include Mercado Sánchez Pascuas. The top-rated shown here, "Traditional cooking class: learn how to make an Oaxacan mole", has 5.0 out of 5 from 30 reviews. Reviews and ratings are shown by Viator and change over time.

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