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Coco LocoCrazy coconut)

Typical food in Campeche.

1 fresh coconut1 ounce of rum1 ounce of tequila 1 ounce of gin1 ounce of vodka The juice of two lemons 2 teaspoonful of grenadine syrup or to taste½ cup of ice cubes To decorate:1 slice of orange 1 cherry in syrupMakes 1 serving.
Open a hole on the top of the coconut and empty the water in a recipient.Mix the coconut water with the rest of the ingredients and put it back in the coconut.Drink it from the coconut using a straw.
Dzotobichay

Antojitos(Little caprice).Typical food in Yucatan.

½ kg of chayote leaves 1 kg of fine dough used for making tortillas.125 kg of pork fatSalt to taste A bunch of plantain leaves (approximately 6 leaves)250g of pumpkin seeds roast and ground6 boiled eggs. Peeled and choppedSauce:1kg of red tomato1 small onion finely chopped1 spoonful of pork fat or corn oil Salt to taste.Makes approximately 30 pieces..
Boil the chayote to make it tender.Rinse it and cut it finely Mix it with the dough, fat, and salt. Knead everything thoroughly.Clean the plantain leaves (if they are fresh put them over the fire to make them die because it’s better to work)Cut them in rectangles of around 15 cm wide and 25 cm long.Spread the dough on the leaves Make a layer of seeds and a layer of eggs on itWrap everything putting one of the longest sides to the middle, then the other and closing the edges to form a rectangular package Boil them for 1 ½ hour Serve them in red sauce Sauce:After the red tomatoes are boiled, peel and grind them Sauté the onion in the fat and add the tomato, salt to taste Cook it thoroughly.They can be unwrapped on a dish together with the red sauce or in its leaves in a basket covered with a napkin and the sauce in another pot.
Guacamole

From the word ahuacamulli, combination of ahucatl (avocado) and milli(sauce or stew) This sauce is the perfect match for tacos and stews.The guacamole also matches with meat.In Mexico it is used to making it with the traditional molcajate or pounder and the telejote hand of the pounder or with the fork in a bowl or any other pot.

2 big ripe avocados1 onion finely cut1 or 2 chilies cut in fine pieces 2 sticks of coriander.LemonSalt
Remove the flesh from the avocados. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl or pounder with a fork add some drops of lemon juice and season with salt.The lemon prevents oxidation and color changing. It is customary to leave the seed to the avocado with this purpose.