During a recent visit to Cancun, I enjoyed the opportunity to experience Grand Velas Riviera Maya luxury all-inclusive resort for a short three-day stay recently, during which I was treated to a wonderful cooking and plating demonstration by two of their world-class chefs. On the menu was a local favorite, Shrimp in Chirmole* sauce, prepared out on the patio of “Frida”, one of several restaurants gracing the grounds of their sprawling resort. The chefs were friendly and eager to share their culinary specialties with us, answering a number of questions and delighting our group with local history.
*Chirmole is a very spicy black colored sauce from the Yucatan peninsula, usually made with habanero chiles, roasted to the point they are completely charred and blackened.
Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort located in beautiful Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Caribbean Coast and the Yucatan jungle, is an all-inclusive luxury resort just minutes from Cancun, Mexico. The food and accommodations are first class, views are Instagram worthy, and the service is always more than you expect.
Afterward, they let us plate our own Shrimp in Chirmole sauce.
As you can imagine, plating my own lunch was as fun as it looks. The Shrimp in Chirmole sauce with the pesto rice and sauteed vegetable was just spectacular!
For additional information about Grand Velas Riviera Maya visit their website: https://rivieramaya.grandvelas.com/
If you enjoy spas, then you will enjoy this article on my travel website: Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort & Spa Water Ceremony Experience
For more food travel experiences visit: Traveling 4 Food on Cooking-Outdoors
Full disclosure: Grand Velas provided accommodation for three days in exchange for promotional consideration with a stipulation. All opinions expressed are my own.
