Condiments and salsas
Cebollas Asadas
Pickled roasted onions
Cebollas Encurtidas
Red onions pickled in sour orange juice
Chile Tamulado
Fiery habanero table salsa
Chiltomate
Sauce of charred tomatoes and chiles
K’uut bi Ik
Smoky & hot chile table salsa
Recado Negro/Chilmole
Seasoning blend of charred chiles
Recado Rojo
Achiote seasoning blend
SalpicĂłn I
Chopped radish and onion salsa
SalpicĂłn II
Simple chopped purple onion salsa
Salsa de Jitomate Yucateca I
Smoky cooked tomato salsa
Salsa de Jitomate Yucateca II
Puréed cooked tomato salsa
Tomate Frito
Enriched cooked tomato salsa
Vinagre de Pina
Pineapple vinegar
X'nipek
Zesty tomato table salsa
Soups and rice
Arroz Amarillo
Yellow rice
Arroz Blanco
White rice
Arroz Verde
Green rice
Crema de Cilantro
Creamy cilantro soup
Sopa de Joroch
Squash soup with maize dumplings
Sopa de Lima
Chilled consommé with lima and achiote chicken salad
Maize
Codzitos
Fried tortilla rolls
Dzotobichay
Vegetarian tamal wrapped in chaya leaves
Gorditas de Chaya
Thick maize pancakes with sautéed greens
Gorditas de Chicharra
Thick maize pancakes with pork cracklings and bacon
Pol'kanes
Maize, bean and squash seed fritters
Tamal Colado
Creamy strained tamal with smoked meat
Totopos
Crispy tortilla strips
Poultry and eggs
Huevos Motuleños
Garnished eggs from Motul
Pavo en Relleno Negro Estilo Francés
Paté-stuffed turkey in charred chile sauce
Pollo Asado
Charcoal broiled chicken in achiote marinade
Pollo Pibil
Pit-smoked chicken in achiote marinade
Pork, beef and game
Carne Asada
Charcoal-grilled beef in oregano/black pepper marinade
Chancletas
Chayote stuffed with pork in a charred chile sauce
Chicharra en SalpicĂłn
Chopped salad of pork belly and bacon
Cochinita Pibil
Pit-smoked pork in achiote marinade
Pib X'catik
Blond chiles stuffed with cochinita pibil
Pibil de Venado
Pit-smoked venison in achiote marinade
Picadillo en Chilmole
Chopped pork in charred chile sauce
Poc Chuc
Wood fire-grilled pork cutlets
Tsi'ik
Chilled salad of shredded meat and vegetables
Venado en Pipián Rojo
Venison in red squash seed sauce
Seafood
Camarones al Coco
Coconut shrimp with sweet-and-sour pineapple salsa
Ceviche
Seafood medley marinated in lime juice
Ensalada de Mariscos
Assorted seafood salad
Filete al Mojo de Ajo
Whitefish in garlic and herb sauce
Pescado en Tikin-xik
Grilled achiote-marinated fish
Tacos de Mariscos Empanizados
Fried fish tacos with chipotle aïoli
Vegetables
Chaya Frita
Sautéed Yucatecan greens
Ensalada Xek
Jícama and mandarin orange salad
Frijol Colado
Creamy strained beans
Sikil P'aak
Vegetable dip of toasted squash seeds, roasted tomatoes and chile
Desserts and beverages
Caballeros Pobres
Bread pudding "soufflé" with cinnamon syrup and nuts
Champola
Ice cream "float"
Chocolate
Classic Maya beverage
Churros
Sweet Spanish fritter
Helado de Chocolate Mexicano
Mexican chocolate frozen custard with chile
Helado de Mango
Chunky mango frozen custard
Helado de Vainilla Mexicana
Mexican vanilla frozen custard
Horchata
Chilled almond and rice beverage
Sorbete de Lima
Lima sorbet
Yucatán:
A Culinary Expedition
A Culinary Expedition
PART ONE: North
MĂ©rida
PART TWO: East
PART THREE: South
PART FOUR: West