to Xalapa tonight, then Xico, then the nahua village of Zongolica. Then to the Feria del tamal in Coyoacan (will write separately about this later), then towards the other direction (Iguala, Teloloapan etc) Richard

, also in Southwest.It serves the food of tXalapa, Yucatan and Zacatecas, Mexico. None of that cheese-topped glop that too often passes as Mexican in Maine. This food is authentic. And those margaritas... Also, for any of these...

The name XYZ derives from Xalapa, Yucatán, and Zacatecas. The menu reflects foods from these places and others in Mexico. “rustic cuisine”, something you’d find out on a ranch in the countryside, says one of the...

combinations of fruits and vegetables, often bearing fantasy names (“vampiros” etc), similar to the superb pina/apio/nopales licuado I had in Iguala last year or the blood red beet/orange juice that could be had in...

the Soconusco. Within Mexico itself, it also seems to me that following an inland route within Veracruz from say Poza Rica through (perhaps) Martinez de la Torre to Xalapa to Tehuacan through the fast and excellent highway to...

: > Pata Negra Serrano from the Xalapa - Coatepec area > Shaved Abulone > Escargot > Escamoles (Ant Larvae) > Cheese Flan > Chateubriand Both restaurants offer the Duck Carnitas with Blackberry Sauce... and Calf Brains with Black Butter...

foods... that is mostly what I can remember... but there plenty of unbastardized, proper Lebanese restaurants in Mexico City, Merida, Puebla, Xalapa etc., and I have also spotted (although not yet become mainstream & popular) the...

moving from Veracruz (city) to Xalapa to Xico, it proved impossible to keep to any more rigorous method. I was headed to see the opening of the annual Matanzas de Tehuacan and was hoping to be able to find a way into Puebla by...

is most obvious in the Xalapa / Cordoba area... as oppossed to the Port of Veracruz... in Xalapa you can find (in addition to Lebanese restaurants).... Grapes Leaves, Fresh ground Tahini etc., in the mercados.

of the sights in Veracruz City and then decamp for Xalapa (which is also spelled Jalapa), Xico, Coatepec, etc. which are smaller cities up in the mountains where the weather will be more temperate at that time of year. I’m...

I assume you were referring to the Xalapa-Coatepec area? Not all of Veracruz is this well connected to the modern economy... most parts of the state near Yanga, in the Huasteca & over in the Totonac areas are still very much...

No it’s the rosa de Castilla. Yes, Mexico has the best ice cream in this hemisphere. Possibly the greatest of them all is the ancient Los Dos Polos in Coatepec (more on this when I finish my post on Xalapa, Xico,...

. Abel’s is in a pretty setting but outrageously overpriced and not so good. Southwest Harbor – XYZ (for states of Xalapa, Yucatán, and Zacatecas) is a must if you like authentic Mexican – the real thing, with...

I assume you are inquiring about Coffee? I would do some tasting in Xalapa... the cafes there are usually pleasant & proudly advertise the beans they use... and finding stuff & getting around is very easy. San Cristobal,...

restaurant in Xalapa I found that specializes in the cuisine of Chicontepec, I also had zacahuil made in papatla//I have come to the conclusion that it is the third most important tamales wrapper in Mexico) and...