CULINARY THUMBNAIL

Here is the most notable characteristics of this state's cuisine:

1. Its seafood is outstanding

TRADITIONAL DISHES TO LOOK FOR

Coco con camarones y aguacate, or "coconut with shrimp and avocado"; copyright-free image from Tepic, Nayarit courtesy of Christian Frausto Bernal, made available through Wikimedia Commons.

• Sopa de Ajo -- garlic soup
• Sopa de cebolla -- onion soup
• Salsa Huichol -- sauce made with bell pepper and used with seafood dishes

SEAFOOD

• Zarandeado -- fish stew seasoned with soy, tomato sauce, salt and pepper
• Tamales de Camarón (on Mexcaltitán Island) -- shrimp tamales

FRUITS

• Bollitos de Plátano -- fried plantain (large banana) ground with egg and served with radish slices, lettuce leaves and a special sauce made of tomato, onion, minced meat and shredded cheese

TRADITIONAL NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK

• Piznate -- cold drink made of corn, cinnamon and brown sugar (piloncillo)

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.