How to Eat in Mexico!
Take notes and get prepare for the best tips that you will ever read about how to eat in Mexico.
1.- First of all you have to eat at least once in local MARKETS. Why? Because there you can find authentic Mexican food, cooked by local people who knows the real recipe.
2.- Do you want to know where to eat in markets? accept recommendations from locals. If you ask to local people in markets for the best food stands, maybe they will say. – Oh yes the Doña Juanita stand is the best one. Well try to go there, they know what they talk about.
Most of the time the fullest food stand is the good one. At least we believe that.
3.- Try to have a nice long walk after your meal because you will feel very full and you could feel the need to sleep but DON’T, we need you AWAKE to keep learning about this beautiful country. Also because you can make space for dessert.
4.- Don’t even think to eat in fast food restaurants or restaurants that you already know and have in your country. Why would you travel so far to eat the same food that you have back home?, I know your food is really good but open your mind and mouth to taste different flavors.
5.-You have to know what must be eaten with cutlery, totopos or tortillas and with your beautiful and clean hands.
For example with your hands you MOST EAT tortas, tacos, sopes, quesadillas, flautas, empanadas, gorditas, molletes, tlayudas, panuchos, nachos.
With clutery: pozole, sopa azteca, mole, tamales, chilaquiles, enchiladas, enfrijoladas, mondongo, chorizo, chiles en nogada, sacahuil, pan de cazón and more.
With totopos or tortilla: Ceviche, dzikilpak, frijol, guacamole, birria, queso fundido.
6.- Learn to eat tacos, this will help you to don’t make a mess and enjoy the whole TACO!
Use one hand to take the taco and roll it up to met your mouth, keep the stuffing safe and then approach your face to it, nothing should be wasted. Don’t forget to add sauce and some spicy to your tacos!
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