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2–4
Medium
30 min
Published 2016
I grew up in Pennsylvania in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and to me, Mexican food was smothered in orange cheese, always included refried beans, and was seasoned with a heavy hand of red chili powder. To be clear: I will go to town on Americanized Mexican food with glee. But a trip to Playa del Carmen and a particularly memorable pumpkin seed salsa made me curious about the more European flavors of the Yucatan. The cuisine marries the influence of the Dutch, Lebanese, and Spanish with local ingredien