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Mexican Caribbean
Wood-fired pizza, tostadas and cocktails set out on a wooden table
Culinary Experience by Mexican Caribbean

Food and drink in the Mexican Caribbean

Maya cooking, seafood, culinary festivals and the Sabores y Raíces recipe book, free to download.

Here the sea and the jungle arrive at the table.

The food of the Mexican Caribbean brings together Maya recipes, fresh fish and seafood, regional flavors and contemporary cooking. From small local restaurants to fine dining, every destination offers its own way to discover the region through its flavors.

Flavors and Roots

The recipe book

Sabores y Raíces: a journey through the Mexican Caribbean

Quintana Roo's culinary identity in a selection of recipes, ingredients and traditions that carry the cultural inheritance of its destinations. Every dish tells a story, connects with our roots and reveals the flavors that set this region apart. Download the book and let the aromas, textures and cooking of the Mexican Caribbean travel with you.

Download the recipe book
Plate of contemporary cooking served in Bacalar

Five dishes from the book

Lobster pizza served on slate, among green leaves
Whole fried fish with slaw and pickled red onion
Freshly fried panuchos in a gourd bowl, over corn kernels
A stew in adobo served over rice and beans
Conch tostada with avocado and radish, beside chiles and onion

Mexican Caribbean

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