Traditional Yucatecan cookery derived from the mixing of Spanish and Maya cultures. It is precisely the combination of recipes and ingredients from those two culinary traditions that has resulted in the characteristic flavors of our cuisine.
Indeed, Yucatecan food is renowned throughout Mexico for its strong condiments and the predominant use of corn. For instance, dishes like lime soup, papadzules and Motul-style eggs are all made with fried corn tortillas, and panuchos and dzotolbichay are made with corn dough.
Another common ingredient in some of the most exquisite traditional Yucatecan dishes is turkey.
Merida boasts a large number of restaurants where you will be able to find any kind of food, from the most basic and inexpensive to the most sophisticated fine dining. The city’s choice of international gourmet cuisine is ever growing.
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