WHAT TO EAT
Local specialties include tacos arabes, begun by the city's large
Lebanese community and tacos orientales. This is a thick tortilla
stuffed with pork and chipotle salsa.
Taco orientales are served on a standard corn tortilla.
Cemita is a sesame seed roll stuffed with meat, herbs, Oaxacan
cheese, avocado and chipotle peppers. Locals say the best cemitas
are found at the Mercado el Carmen.
Chalupas are fried tortillas with sauce and shredded meat.
Chiles en nogada is a long chile poblano pepper stuffed with meat
and fruit, covered in a creamy walnut sauce and topped with ripe
pomegranate seeds. This is a seasonal dish served toward the end
of the rainy season.
For those who like sweets, Santa Clara Street (La Calle Santa Clara)
is lined with candy shops, featuring cookies and Mexico's famous
camotes, crystalized sweet potato candy (photo).
Also of note are the tortitas de Santa Clara, pumpkin seed cookies.
WHERE TO EAT
Almost every restaurant Puebla call out to visitors. Signs read
'Típico!' as a way to emphasize that they serve the authentic
cuisine. Here are some of the best places to taste the traditional
cuisine of Puebla.
Antigua Taqueria La Oriental
14 Sur #2513, Anzures
Antigua Taqueria La Oriental
31 Poniente #3314
Col. Volcanes
Fonda de Santa Clara
Típica Poblana, (Mole Poblano)
3 Poniente #307
BUYING MOLE
Mole is a complicated and time-consuming dish to prepare.
Many restaurants and markets sell a concentrated version. Just add
chicken broth and a dash of oil and you have a delicious mole.
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