Gastronomy

Yucatán gets colorful with a great variety of fruits that are grown from the beginning of May to the end of August (just when we’re craving something cool and fresh…

How about a quick trip around the world? Mérida has a wide array of restaurants with mind-blowing cuisines that can transport your taste buds elsewhere. We rounded up some of…

Pizza Clandestino…At first, I thought that it was quite a catchy name for a pizzeria, but it was not a name, it was a description.  A few weeks ago, in…

If you point your compass or GPS towards the southern section of Mérida’s Centro, your taste buds will be the ones that end up guiding you. Upon arriving to the…

Mérida is a foodie city. I think we can all agree that this is true. You can believe me when I tell you that Christmas time is no exception. If…

One of the most eagerly awaited traditions by Yucatecans are the “pibes” (or “mucbipollos”) that are prepared for Hanal Pixán (Day of the Dead). This very special chicken dish is…

More than a memory, eating culturally aware food is an experience that changes us, simultaneously opening our perspectives and stamping that perfect, history-flavored bite into our mind’s memory. At Museo…

Cochinita Pibil, Panuchos, Relleno Negro and Papadzules…there’s some great food in Mérida! The “Ciudad Blanca” is known as a fantastic destination for Foodies thanks to the bold flavors of a…

  …then the gods took the corn from above and formed man and woman and saw they had a soul… (fragment, Popol Vuh) Maíz de lo Alto is a gastronomical,…

Have you ever spent a long afternoon in the hammock and felt a craving for a snack, but were too overcome with laziness to fix something? Don’t worry, this is…

“Múul Meyaj” is an independent organization made up of about 20 communities from Yucatán, including Tekit de Regil, Acanceh, Tetiz, Hunucmá, and Ebtún. In Yucatec Maya the name means “teamwork,”…

I came to Yucatán for the first time in 2011, and on the second day, I visited El Hoyo, locally known as Casa de Té. It’s still my favorite writing…

To the unknowing eye, they appear as simple, purple spring onions. Upon deeper observation, you’ll take note of peculiar details which make these onions unique. Smaller in size, with a…

Very near Valladolid, only 8 minutes heading towards Tizimín, the community of Temozón offers tourists a different experience, which unites gastronomy, history, nature, and archaeology. Temozón (“place of the swirl”)…

Local expert Don Oscar is a professional in the technique of finding and eating the city’s best tacos–for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He advises: when visiting a “taquería,” approach the…

Tokio 07 You’ll find sushi, ramen, gyosas and many more delicious items on the Tokio 07 menu. Without a doubt, a favorite place in Mérida for ramen. You must try…

In Yucatán there are several beverages with great tradition, delighting visitors and locals, whether for their ingredients (honey, flowers, corn), the recipe, the technique that is used for their preparation,…