GASTRONOMIA-IXTAPAN-DE-LA-SAL
GASTRONOMIA-IXTAPAN-DE-LA-SAL

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WHAT TO EAT IN IXTAPAN DE LA SAL

In this town you can savor various delicacies.

Some of the most iconic dishes are: gorditas de acera (golden, chewy stuffed-masa antojitos), chilacayote in pipián (Chilacayote squash in a sauce thickened with ground pumpkin seeds), pancita (soup made with cow's stomach in broth with a red chili pepper), guajolote en mole rojo (turkeywith a red mole) and tamales.

If you want to try something more exotic, you can taste the calates, frogs that come out after the rain. Its legs are cooked with broth or green sauce and it is one of the typical delicacies.

Among the sweet you can enjoy the jellies made with regional fruits and the quince or guava ate (jelly or paste).

The typical drink is lime water which is very refreshing.

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Chilacayotes in Pipian Recipe

Ingredients:

  • ½ kg of chilacayote
  • 200 grams of pork
  • 100 grams of ancho chiles
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame
  • ½ fried tortilla
  • 1 clove
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 60 grams of butter
  • 1 pinch of pepper
  • ½ teaspoon of sugar
  • salt to taste

Directions:

Cut the chilacayotes into squares and cooked. Once cooked, drain and reserve.

Toast the sesame seeds and grind them together with the fried tortilla, garlic, onion, cloves, pepper and cinnamon. Put this mixture in a saucepan with the hot butter to fry all the ingredients. Add the deveined chile, toasted, soaked and ground.

Cook the pork and reserve the broth where it was cooked. Add this broth to the previous preparation. Cut the meat into squares and add to this mixture, just like the cooked chilacayotes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add half a teaspoon of sugar. Let it boil for another half hour.

It is important to cook over low heat.

It is served with white rice and tortillas.

You can add any type of meat whether it is chicken, pork or beef.

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