Food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City

Today I will show you how to live the best  food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City, tasting some of the most common foods made, eaten and offered up to the dead during the Day of the Dead. Don’t take your gaze away until the end!

Celebrate the day of the dead in Mexico City with a food tour

From October 31 through November 2 every year, people gather together to remember the dead and honor them with offerings of sugar skulls, marigolds and an assortment of foods. 

First, here are some of the most common dishes people prepared during the Day of the Dead festival.

Celebrate the day of the dead in Mexico City with a food tour

From October 31 through November 2 every year, people gather together to remember the dead and honor them with offerings of sugar skulls, marigolds and an assortment of foods. 

First, here are some of the most common dishes people prepared during the Day of the Dead festival.

Common dishes to have in your food tour

Here I present to you the 4 most common dishes you will find during the food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City.

1. Camote (Sweet potato)

During the food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City you will find Mexicans preparing a dish based on camote / sweet potato. They peel and cut the sweet potato into medium pieces and then cook it in syrup until it gets soft and dark in color. It is a really tasty dish. 

2. Tamales

Tamales are a treat for Day of the Dead. During the food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City you will find several people preparing these light and fluffy tamales.

Tamales are made and filled with different ingredients. Some common toppings you’ll find in tamales are shredded chicken, pork, cheese, and beans, but there are also sweet versions of tamales that are served for dessert.

3. Pan del muerto (Bread of the dead)

It is a ceremonial style of bread that is placed on altars arranged to honor the memory of loved ones. Depending on the region, the doughs and shapes of the bread vary: human beings, dolls or half moons, or rounds decorated with bones made from pieces of dough. 

In general terms, the doughs of the bread of the dead that are made in the center of the country contain flour, salt, sugar, yeast, water, butter, egg and, sometimes, anise seeds or orange zest.

4. Dulce de calabaza (Candied Pumpkin)

Candied pumpkin can only be summed up in 4 words ‘the taste of Mexico’. Well, there is nothing more Mexican than enjoying this fruit on Day of the Dead.

It’s traditional name is Chacualole or xacualole and is a dessert made mainly with pumpkin, flavored with orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and / or anise. The variety generally used is Castilla pumpkin. It is of pre-Hispanic origin, and is very typical as an offering to the dead on the Day of the Dead. 

The best food tours for the day of the dead in Mexico City

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