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WHAT TO EAT IN TEPOTZOTLÁN
Tepotzotlán cuisine is a good combination of colonial and pre-Hispanic gastronomy.
Among its typical dishes are red enchiladas, huitlacoche quesadillas, mushrooms or squash flower, barbacoa (slow-roast lamb) and toluco chiles.
If you are looking for something more exotic, you can try some dishes with escamoles (eggs or larvae of giant black ants), caracoles de campo (snails) used to prepared soups, or grasshoppers deep-fried with butter and epazote.
The Municipal Market is an excellent place to savor some of the region's specialties and the delicious appetizers, as well as the pulque.
During your visit, be sure to enjoy the delicious sorbets which are sold from any of the stalls outside the Convent of Tepotzotlan.
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“Tostadas de Escamoles” Recipe
Ingredients for 3 people:
- 10 grams of escamoles (eggs or larvae of giant black ants)
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- ½ onion
- ½ garlic
- 1 branch of epazote
- 1 avocado
- 1 chile serrano, chopped
- 1 tablespoons of sheep cheese
- 1 radish
- 3 corn toasts
- pumpkin flower leaves
- salt to taste
- coriander to taste
Directions:
Finely chop the garlic, onion and epazote.
Place the oil, escamoles, garlic, onion and epazote in a pan under low heat. Season with salt. Sauté and reserve.
Place the tostadas on a plate and add sliced avocado, serrano chile and squash flora leaves as a bed.
Top the tostadas with the escamoles.
Garnish with sheep cheese, radish slices and coriander sprouts.
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