GASTRONOMY

In Acapulco, you?ll find a wide variety of places offering the best in international cuisine. Among the port city?s traditional dishes are: ceviche prepared with Sierra fish, octopus in vinegar, clams, various seafood cocktails and the famous pescado a la talla (the grilled catch of the day). We also recommend that you try the stuffed suckling pig or the picaditas in Puerto Marques, which are made by frying tortilla dough in lard and topping it with various ingredients and a spicy Serrano chili pepper sauce.

Another tasty treat is the pellizcada, which in Acapulco is a type of gordita filled with fish, olives and spices. You?ll also find fish tamales with Mexican pepper leaf, white rice, white or Guerrero-style green pozole and coconut sweets. To accompany the feast, have a drink of petaquilla, a mescal derivative prepared with local grapes, or sip on a regional drink called a tuba, prepared with coconut or regional fruits.