Mexico’s Culinary Delights
Mexico is one of the world’s truly great food cultures — a country whose cuisine, recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is the product of thousands of years of indigenous Mesoamerican civilisation meeting four centuries of Spanish colonial influence to produce something utterly unique.
The diversity of Mexican food is staggering: each of the country’s thirty-one states has its own distinct culinary identity, its own chillies, its own moles, its own masa preparations, its own festival dishes and daily staples.
From the smoky mezcal bars of Oaxaca and the seafood-laden tables of the Pacific coast to the extraordinary taco culture of Mexico City and the Yucatan’s ancient Maya cooking, Mexico rewards the food traveler with a depth and variety of experience that few countries can match. To eat well in Mexico is to understand Mexico — its history, its people, and its extraordinary relationship with the land.
