{"id":34975,"date":"2025-01-18T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/barbecue\/grand-velas-riviera-maya-cooking-and-plating-demonstration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:16:55","slug":"grand-velas-riviera-maya-cooking-and-plating-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=34975","title":{"rendered":"Grand Velas Riviera Maya &#8211; Cooking and Plating Demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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 \u201cFrida\u201d, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grand Velas Riviera Maya - Cooking and Plating Demonstration\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJT8X7kdJT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivieramaya.grandvelas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort<\/a> located in beautiful Playa del Carmen on Mexico&#8217;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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Afterward, they let us plate our own Shrimp in Chirmole sauce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plating Class at Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Elih7QghaFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For additional information about Grand Velas Riviera Maya visit their website:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rivieramaya.grandvelas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/rivieramaya.grandvelas.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you enjoy spas, then you will enjoy this article on my travel website:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/nevertooldtotravel.com\/grand-velas-riviera-maya-resort-spa-water-ceremony-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort &amp; Spa Water Ceremony Experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more food travel experiences visit:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/cooking-outdoors.com\/category\/traveling-4-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveling 4 Food<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">on Cooking-Outdoors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full disclosure: Grand Velas provided accommodation for three days in exchange for promotional consideration with a stipulation. All opinions expressed are my own.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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