Culinary highlights in Oaxaca, Mexico!

Oaxaca is famous for its food and potent mezcal!

Some of our culinary highlights included:

• tamales, filled with chicken and black mole (a delicious chili based sauce with a hint of chocolate);
• mole chicken (in red and black mole sauce);
• the fun Grilled Meat Hall at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre;
• tlayudas (giant tacos topped with meat) at Cenaduría Tlayudas Libres; and
• David quite enjoyed his entree serve of Memelitas con Chapulines y Gusanos de Maguey (Small tortillas topped with fresh cheese, string cheese, agave worms and grasshoppers)!

The Mezcal tastings and the hot chocolate at the Oaxacan Coffee Company were also very good!

Jo enjoying a tlayudas (giant tacos topped with meat) at Cenaduría Tlayudas Libres

Tamales, filled with chicken and black mole (a delicious chili based sauce with a hint of chocolate)!

David trying some chicken with black mole sauce!

The fun “Grilled Meat Hall” at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre!

Yum – grilled beef and veggies at the Grilled Meat Hall at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Oaxaca

Yum – grilled beef and veggies at the Grilled Meat Hall at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Oaxaca

The salad bar at the Grilled Meat Hall at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Oaxaca

Ladies fanning the charcoal grills at the Grilled Meat Hall at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Oaxaca

Chocolate shop in Oaxaca

Enjoying a spicy hot chocolate at the Oaxacan Coffee Company

Memelitas con Chapulines y Gusanos de Maguey (Small tortillas topped with fresh cheese, string cheese, agave worms and grasshoppers!)

Mezcal tasting in Oaxaca!