DURANGO
CULINARY THUMBNAIL
Here are the most notable characteristics of this state's cuisine:
- ranching provides fresh meat
- fish dishes from rivers and lakes
- dairy products in the Lake District of northeastern Durango
TRADITIONAL DISHES TO LOOK FOR
- Caldillo Duranguense -- light broth prepared with beef filet, onion, garlic, tomato and chili (favorite dish of Pancho Villa)
- Lomo de Cerdo con Miel de Maguey -- pork loin in sweet sap of maguey plant
- Cabeza de Res a la Olla -- stewed cow head
- Gallina Borracha (northeastern Lake District) -- chicken in peanut sauce or hazelnut sauce
SWEET
- Mostachones -- sweets of nuts and sugar
CHEESE
- Quesos Menonitas Duranguenses -- Mennonite cheeses of Durango
TRADITIONAL ALCOHOLIC DRINK
- Aguardiente de Uva (town of Xoconoxtle) -- grape whiskey
- Licor de membrillo -- from fermented quince
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Information on this page based on material presented in Gastronomía: Atlas cultural de México, 1988, an extensive and well illustrated work by various authors, published by the Secretaría del Educación Pública, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City.