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South (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo)

South (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo)
South (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo)

Featured Dishes from South (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo)

Huevos motuleños
Breakfast

Huevos motuleños

Fried tortillas topped with fried eggs, black beans, salsa, chorizo, queso fresco
Huevos rancheros
Breakfast

Huevos rancheros

Fried eggs with a spicy tomato sauce
Brazo de reina
Dessert, Sweet

Brazo de reina

A Swiss roll with manjar, strawberry jam or raspberry jam filling
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Dessert, Sweet

Hojaldra

Deep-fried flatbread
Marquesitas
Dessert, Sweet

Marquesitas

Rolled crispy crepes or wafers filled with queso de bola, toffee, chocolate, Nutella, honey, jam
Agua de chaya
Drink

Agua de chaya

A drink made from chaya leaves, also known as tree spinach
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Drink

Balché

A fermented beverage using the bark of the Lonchocarpus violaceus tree, honey and water
Mezcalita
Drink

Mezcalita

A cocktail made with mezcal, orange juice, lime juice, jalapeño
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Michelada
Drink

Michelada

Beer with, for example, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and lime
Pozol
Drink

Pozol

Fermented corn drink, may contain cocoa
Tequila
Drink

Tequila

Alcohol/spirit from the blue agave plant
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Drink

Xtabentún

Anise liqueur
Arrachera
Main

Arrachera

Skirt steak, grilled, used in tacos
Arroz a la tumbada
Main

Arroz a la tumbada

Soupy rice and seafood
Carne a la tampiqueña
Main

Carne a la tampiqueña

Tampico-style grilled steak that has been marinated in orange juice, serve with, for example, entomatadas, refried or black beans, tortilla chips, guacamole
Chicken curry
Main

Chicken curry
Chilpachole
Main

Chilpachole

Seafood soup, made with fish, scallops, clams, shrimp, crab
Cobia
Main

Cobia
Cochinita pibil
Main

Cochinita pibil

Slow-cooked or roasted pork cooked in a clay pot with achiote/annato paste seasoning, herbs, vegetables, serve with tortillas, salsa
Conch
Main

Conch

Stew, chowder, ceviche, salad, fritters, grilled, curry
Fish
Main

Fish
Garnacha
Main

Garnacha

Thick fried tortilla topped with refried black beans, cheese, lettuce, onions, red or green salsa, sour cream and meat
Gringas
Main

Gringas

Flour tortillas filled with al pastor, cheese and pineapple, a common street food
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Main

Mero
Mucbipollo
Main

Mucbipollo

A large tamale made with tomatoes, onions, epazote, espelon seeds and meat such as chicken, turkey, beef, pork and cooked in banana leaves, common during Day of the Dead celebrations
Papadzules
Main

Papadzules

Rolled corn tortillas filled with hard boiled eggs, pepita sauce made from pumpkin seeds, and a tomato & chili pepper sauce
Poc chuc
Main

Poc chuc

Grilled pork in a sour citrus marinade, served with avocado, pickled onion, refried beans, rice
Pollo en salsa verde
Main

Pollo en salsa verde

Chicken in a tomatillo and chili pepper sauce
Pollo pibil
Main

Pollo pibil

Chicken marinated with achiote sauce and steamed in a banana leaves
Puchero
Main

Puchero

Stewed meat and vegetables
Queso relleno
Main

Queso relleno

Edam cheese stuffed with seasoned pork and topped with a sauce made with chickpeas, raisins, onion, olives, tomatoes, chili peppers
Salbut
Main

Salbut

Deep-fried tortilla topped with chicken or turkey, lettuce, avocado, tomato and pickled red onion
Seafood
Main

Seafood

Fried and served with an achiote paste and x'catic pepper salsa
Shrimp
Main

Shrimp
Snails
Main

Snails
Tacos arabes
Main

Tacos arabes

Marinated shawarma meat, typically pork, that is cooked on a spit and eaten in a pita with, for example, chipotle salsa, chili peppers, crema
Tacos de pulpo
Main

Tacos de pulpo

Octopus tacos topped with chile aioli and crispy potato strings
Taquito
Main

Taquito

Rolled and deep-fried taco filled with chicken, beef, pork, serve with sour cream, guacamole, salsa
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Main

Tikin xic

Fish is coated with a spice paste made with achiote seeds and bitter orange, then cooked in banana leaves
Chaya
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chaya

Chaya leaves, used in many ways. Warning: raw chaya leaves contain hydrocyanic acid and are toxic
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chilindrinas

A large fried rectangular flour tortilla made to look like fried pork skin, topped with, for example, lettuce, avocado, hot sauce, crema
Ensalada Caprese
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Ensalada Caprese

Caprese salad, made with tomatoes, buffalo milk mozzarella, basil and olive oil
Fruit
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Avocados, bitter oranges, mamey, plums, tamarind
Guacamole
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Guacamole

Mashed avocados with onions, tomatoes, lemon or lime juice, salt, seasonings, serve with tortilla chips, in burritos, tacos, fajitas, tostadas
Recado rojo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Recado rojo

Red seasoning paste made from achiote that is used on chicken, pork, seafood, in the dish cochinita pibil, stewed chicken in Belize
Xnipec
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Xnipec

Very spicy salsa made with habanero chili peppers, it is said this salsa is so spicy it will make your nose moist with sweat like a wet dog nose