09/10/2025
Now, the food pictures!! I definitely didn’t capture all the food & treats that were had but here are some!! The first pic is of my sweet mom, Celia 💕 She is so tiny amongst all the colorful offerings at, “Mercado 20 de Noviembre,” in Oaxaca Mexico. ❤️ Mercado Benito Juárez is another vibrant marketplace with vendors selling all sorts of items including, crafts, produce, prepared foods & textiles. The signature dishes are items like mole, tlayudas (think….. HUGE tostada!), tamales, chapulines (grasshoppers)!! tetelas, memelas, Oaxaca cheese, mezcal (pic of MANY varieties I sampled), and chocolate. Honestly, all the aforementioned items are made of a corn base; corn cake, thin crispy corn vessel, corn tortilla, steamed corn dough & all usually spread with different items including, refried beans topped with cheese, avocado, meat, squash blossom & cheese & or salsa. The mole was delicious and there are 7 different kinds!! I tasted them all & ultimately decided I liked the, “mole negro,” the best 😃 Looking forward to more culinary adventures in OAXACA!! Also, on the search for the best coffee there!! HASTA LA PRÓXIMA! 🥰