The lime soup, the habanero chili, the cochinita pibil or the chaya, are emblems of one of the most touristic and safest states in the country. For this reason, in 2019, Mérida was named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), in the gastronomic field, as a Creative City.
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Yucatecan gastronomy (Special)
“Yucatecan cuisine is, without a doubt, one of the main legacies of our ancestors and one of our tourist attractions. This 2022 we have determined as the ‘Year of Yucatecan gastronomy’, which will help us boost our tourism promotion at a national and international level”, said its governor, Mauricio Vila.
In this celebration of flavors, the Entity’s Secretary for Tourism Development, Michelle Fridman, also announced that Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, one of the most important events in the culinary field, will be held in Yucatan next November, in context of this campaign, and will aim to show Yucatan as a gastronomic tourist destination worldwide.
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“Yucatan has it all, an ancient culinary heritage that speaks of our history; we have extremely attractive gastronomic and tourist experiences, we have a list of very creative and talented cooks and chefs, but we also have endemic ingredients that make our gastronomy something unique, different and identity”, added the official.
During the presentation to the media of the “Year of Yucatecan gastronomy”, the Mayan cook pointed out: “For you I made ancestral tamales that I learned from my grandmother and my mother”. However, the list is joined by chefs such as Luis Ronzón, Jorge Ildefonso, Elidé Castillo, Pedro Medina or Silvia Campos.
activities of the celebration
Tourist routes, market participation, tourist product related to gastronomy, cooking classes, tastings, tastings and experiences, are part of some of the promotional activities that are already being carried out for the gastronomic celebration, in events such as the presentation of Yucatan at the National Fair of San Marcos, last April.
Similarly, gastronomic marathons were proposed to bring the flavor of Yucatan through states such as Guadalajara and Mexico City; Monterrey will be added from June 29 to July 1, and Tijuana from July 12 to 14, with state ambassador chefs.
“We have an ancient culinary heritage that merges with many cultural influences that have come from Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East; we have endemic ingredients, talented chefs and cooks, and gastronomic tourism experiences: we can be a benchmark in gastronomic tourism, because in addition to being transversal and getting along with other types of tourism, it allows us to bring economic recovery to more hands”, concluded the secretary.
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