Cochinita Pibil
Pork marinated in achiote (crushed annatto seeds and Seville orange juice), wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in a pit, Pollo Pibil is cooked the same way except that chicken is substituted for pork

Relleno Negro
Turkey cooked in a spicy black sauce made with onions, hard-boiled egg and seared chiles

Sopa de Lima
A tasty chicken broth with slices of lime, tomato, onion and green pepper

Poc Chuc
Slices of tender grilled pork marinated in Seville orange juice and served with a chile sauce and pickled red onions

Frijol con Puerco
Chunks of pork cooked with black beans, served with rice and a garnish of radish, coriander and chopped onion

Queso Relleno
A baked Dutch Edam cheese with a minced beef and pork, raisin and almond filling

Tikinxic
An entire fish marinated in achiote and Seville orange juice, topped with slices of onion and tomato and cooked on the grill or wrapped in tin foil and cooked in the oven.

Longaniza
A spicy sausage from the town of Valladolid, a great taco filling!

Yucatecan snacks
Finger food to try include salbutes and panuchos, cooked tortillas topped with chicken or turkey, lettuce and onion, panuchos are spread with refried beans; codzitos or deep fried tacos topped with a tomato sauce and crumbled cheese and papadzules, soft tacos filled with chopped hard-boiled egg and topped with a sauce made from ground pumpkin seeds.

Some like it hot!
If you like your food spicy you’ll love the habanero, the chile used in the Yucatán. This heart-shaped little sizzler is Mexico’s hottest chile and will take your breath away! Try it in xnipek, a sauce made with chopped onion, lime juice and a dash of olive oil, or in the traditional salsa mexicana with tomato, onion and coriander. If you overdo it, lick up some salt before you reach for your beer, it usually does the trick.

To accompany your meal
Sample the local beer; the brand is called Montejo and it comes in light (clara) and dark (oscura) brews. Bottled fizzy soft drinks really don’t refresh you in the heat so why not try an ice-cold limeade (limonada), orangeade (naranjada) or an agua fresca: a water-based drink made with locally grown tropical fruit such as mango, pineapple, tangerine, guava, melon, pitahaya, custard apple, soursop and mamey. Licuados are smoothies made with water or milk, fruit and crushed ice.