The molotes are a delight that you can try in various places in Puebla, but the ones in Xicotepec are smaller balls, practically the size of a bite, and their filling is a stew made with chicken or pork and tomato. They are generally accompanied by a rich sauce, either red or green.

The gorditas also have their version in this town, they are served in a deep dish bathed in red or green sauce and accompanied by cabbage, chopped onion and fresh cheese.

The Xicotepec breakfast consists of eggs in mora chili sauce accompanied by a fresh cecina (fried jerky).

Other dish that you can try here is pollo en chiltepín made with chicken served with beans with causasa, a herb from the sierra of Puebla that gives a unique flavor to the food.

Of course you must taste the rich coffee of the region, consideredhigh-quality coffee with a very aromatic flavor. You can accompany this delicious drink with some of its typical sweets such as jamoncillo (fudge made with whole milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and baking soda), dulce de leche quemada (burnt milk candy), or sweets made with pepita (seeds of squash), peanuts, passion fruit, blackberries and many other fruits of the region.

In the Main Square you can enjoy frozen popsicles and calling your name from the freezer with peculiar flavors such as coffee, mamey, tres leches or avocado.