Among the typical dishes are the chicken, rabbit or beef mixiote, mole de guajolote (turkey mole), barbacoa (meats slow-roasted over an open fire) and chicharrón prensado (made from the bits left behind after frying large batches of pork meat and rind), among others.

In Zacatlán you can enjoy its offer of delicious snacks such as sopes, tlacoyos, chalupas and of course a wide variety of tamales that include mole, bean, rajas and also some sweet tamales.

You also have to try their prestigious bread stuffed with cheese and cottage cheese, which has become so important that there is even a cheese bread festival and is very typical during the Day of the Dead season.

If what you are looking for are sweets, this is a place that offers multiple options such as: orange, fig, pumpkin and hawthorn sweets, as well as pear, apple, plum, apricot, blueberry, sweet potato or apricot preserves. But if you're still craving something sweet, you can try the honey crepes and honey and molasses cookies.

Coffee beans from the region have become one of Zacatlán's favorite products. There are several places where you can see how they are roasting and grinding the coffee and you can take a few bags home to continue savoring this delicious beverage.

Other important famous products in Zacatlán are its incomparable ciders, wines and spirits. Fruit wines such as apples, huiquiño, peach or quince, as well as coffee, coconut and amaretto liqueur creams are just some of the products you can savor.

The cider industry is one of the most important in the municipality, since it produces more than a million bottles each year, for which more than 10,000 tons of apples are processed, so you can take your good supply of one of the best country ciders.