Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
TOP THINGS TO BUY IN TALPA DE ALLENDE
This Magical Town has specialized in making crafts with chilite or Talpa gum, which is the sap of the chicozapote that is extracted by making a diagonal cut in the bark.
The sap is heated until it reaches a chewy consistency so that it can be molded and strips or sheets can be removed and painted with different colors. A wide variety of products are made with this material, from hats, baskets, flowers, pots, pitchers, fruit bowls and toys, to cathedrals or virgins.
This product can also be chewed, like gum, it doesn't have much flavor but it doesn't have sugar either.
A good option to buy all the local products is the Municipal Market.
Here you can also buy rompope (an alcoholic beverage close to the traditional eggnog recipe), jellies, rolls, guava boxes and coffee liqueur.