GASTRONOMY

Mazatlan?s cuisine is known mostly for its fish and seafood dishes such as shrimp or fish machaca, barbones tamales, fried tacos dorados, which are usually stuffed with shrimp or aguachile (an odd mix of cucumber, lime, piquin chile, red onion and shrimp). Among the drinks you can try are white atole and pinole (both are cornmeal beverages), agua de horchata (sweetened rice water), agua de tamarindo (tamarind water) and agua de cebada (barley water). To top it all off with something sweet, indulge in arroz con leche (rice pudding), capirotada (bread pudding), cocadas (sweets made from coconuts), or jalea de pitaya (a marmalade made from cactus fruit).