A Culinary Tour of Mexico City

I recently spent 72 hours in Mexico City with our new culinary advisor to experience the culinary wonderland we know as la Cuidad de Mexico.

Click here for the Food Republic article of our trip.

See below for some more pics that I though you’d enjoy.  Please note: there are some shots at the markets that you may not be used to seeing in American grocery stores.

Tacos al Pastor at El Fogoncito

Rabbits at Mercado de San Juan

Butcher at Mercado de San Juan

Spiny Lobster at Mercado de San Juan

Unformed chicken eggs at Mercado de San Juan

Cabrito tacos from a street vendor


Cabrito tacos from a street vendor

Freshly made tortillas

Blue corn quesadillas from a street vendor

Chickens at Mercado de la Merced

Chicken at Mercado de la Merced

Intestines at Mercado de la Merced

Sausage at Mercado de la Merced

Intestines at Mercado de la Merced

Cabezas at Mercado de la Merced

Nopales pads at Mercado de la Merced

Fresh huitlacoche at Mercado de la Merced

Beans at Mercado de la Merced

A lil bit of everything at Mercado de la Merced

Grasshoppers at Mercado de la Merced

Selling casuelas outside Mercado de la Merced

Potato chips from a street vendor

El Camino Real in Polanco