Yucatán - Food

Food

Yucatecan food is its own unique style and is very different from what most people would consider Mexican food. It includes influences from the local Mayan culture, as well as Caribbean, European (Spanish), (North) African, and Middle Eastern cultures, as well as influence from the cuisine of other parts of Mexico.

There are many regional dishes. Some of them are:

• Poc Chuc, a Mayan/Yucatecan version of barbecued pork.
• Salbutes and Panuchos. Salbutes are soft, cooked tortillas with lettuce, tomato, turkey, and avocado on top. Panuchos feature fried tortillas filled with black beans and topped with turkey or chicken, lettuce, avocado and pickled onions. Habanero chiles accompany most dishes, either in solid or puréed form, along with fresh limes and corn tortillas.
• Queso Relleno is a "gourmet" dish featuring ground pork inside of a carved Edam cheese ball served with tomato sauce and gravy.
• Pavo en Relleno Negro is turkey meat stew cooked with a black paste made from roasted chiles, a local version of the mole de guajalote found throughout Mexico. The meat soaked in the black soup is also served in tacos, sandwiches and even in panuchos or salbutes.
• Sopa de Lima A turkey, lime, and tortilla soup.
• Papadzules. Egg tacos covered in pumpkin seed sauce and tomatoes.
• Cochinita Pibil is a marinated pork dish and by far the most renowned of Yucatecan food.
• Xcatik, a type of chili.
• Pavo en Relleno Blanco is a turkey stew almost like Pavo en Relleno Negro.