GASTRONOMY

In Puerto Escondido you?ll find a wide variety of dishes prepared with exquisite ingredients commonly used in Oaxacan cuisine. Among the popular fish and seafood dishes you can try are pescado a la talla or pescado relleno (grilled or stuffed fish), sopa de mariscos (seafood soup), caldo de caracoles or tichindas (a stew prepared with sea snails and other ingredients), cecina (salted beef with spices), mole negro (a sauce prepared with dried chile paste, chocolate, spices and other seasonings), quesillo (a stringy cheese), and iguana tamales, considered one of the best regional dishes.