CHIAPAS
chiapas

CULINARY THUMBNAIL

Here are the most notable characteristics of this state's cuisine:

  1. strong influence of indigenous cultures
  2. seashore, tropical lowland and cool upland environments provide a great diversity of produce
  3. culturally and biologically closer to Guatemala than Mexico
  4. less use of chili pepper here than rest of Mexico

TRADITIONAL DISHES TO LOOK FOR

Chipilín con Bolitas, Comida tradicional de Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, México; courtesía de Restaurante El Campanario
Chipilín con Bolitas, tradicional dish photographed in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas; Image courtesy of Restaurante El Campanario

SWEETS

NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS


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Information on this page based on material presented in Gastronomía: Atlas cultural de México, 1988, an extensive and well illustrated work by various authors, published by the Secretaría del Educación Pública, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City.