Over the past month I have been eating every type of street food fathomable, well at least every type of food that does not include pork or beef. I'm not quite a vegetarian because I still eat chicken but I try to stick to veggie dishes. Some of my favorite things have included arroz con platano (rice with bananas) and Sopa de Pollo, a really yummy chicken soup with garbanzo beans. My ultimate favorite dish is completely veggie and pictured above and below, Tlacoyos! Tlacoyos are made with blue corn masa, they are stuffed with either beans, cheese or greenbeans. They are topped with nopales (cactus), onions, cilantro, cheese and salsa YUMMY! Also equally delicious are the quesadillas de flor de calabaza which include pumpkin flowers and cheese (picutred below on the left).
For dessert let me tell you, in Mexico they don't mess around when it comes to helado (ice cream). Below you can see a beautiful helado cubierto. It has two scoops of ice cream, cookies and cream and cappucino; its dipped in chocolate and covered with chocolate sprinkles. At a price of about 2 US dollars, it beats Cold Stone any day. Heaven on earth!
I had a tlacoyo and one with the squash blossoms on my last day in the centro historico, super yummy!
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