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Mole Poblano
This spicy chocolate sauce made of over 20 ingredients is believed to have a divine origin
Christmas (Navidad)
With las posadas, los pastorales, and other seasonal fun, Mexican Christmas is so much more than food and presents. It extends much further than New Years to Día de la Candelaria
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
Concerts, lectures, day-long Puebla street parties, and a fearless Mexican army in their finest military uniforms highlight the festival
Guayaba (Guava)
This exotic fruit is eaten whole along with the skin and seeds, and its specific piquant flavour makes for refreshing fruit drinks and cocktails
Dragon Fruit or Pitaya
This watery and moderately sweet fruit is refreshing by itself and is a great ingredient for desserts
Diez y Seis (Independence Day)
A midnight cry for freedom, day-long reenactments, and at last the independence declaration—Mexico literally lives it over again and again
Rambutans
Good looking, nice tasting, easily peeled, and long-lasting in the sun—rambutans deserve the highest praise!
Mango
The affordable price and abundance allow you to eat as many of these sweet fruits as you want. Also, try mango-based drinks, desserts, and salsas!
Tuna (Prickly Pear)
You might have heard some cacti yield edible fruit, but have you ever tried grilled cactus leaves?
Huitlacoche or Corn Smut
This fine name stands for dark-coloured fungus growing on corn, and added to many Mexican foods when in season
Bullfighting in Mexico
Mexico remains one of few countries where this traditional entertainment is still legal, but it feels like it's to be banned soon
Lime Season
A lime complements every dish and beverage available in traditional Mexican menus, the only exception is coffee
Rosca de Reyes
Slices of the sweet bread include baby figurines. If you get one, consider yourself lucky!
Chapulines or Grasshoppers
Insect invasion doesn't pose a threat to Mexico, as long as crispy grasshoppers are actually a local favourite snack
Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead
Painted faces in colorful Mexican clothes reunite with their dead loved ones through cemetery celebrations
Lucha Libre Wrestling
Masked fighters seem to beat each other to death, while bloodthirsty spectators enjoy the action with a pint of beer
Granadas or Pomegranates
Enjoy red juicy pomegranate seeds alone, or topped over chiles en nogata
Piñata
Would you break a colourful doll to get sweets hidden inside? This funny ritual is a part of many Mexican celebrations
Dia de la Raza
The festival provides another occasion for flamboyant public parades and scholarly debates about Mexican roots
St. Patrick's Day
An unusual place to celebrate the Irish National Holiday
Nanacamilpa Firefly Forest
The enchanted forest, not far from Mexico City, is taken over by fireflies
La Mole Comic Con
Dive into the world of comics, fantasy, and games at the comic con in Mexico City
Feria Aeroespacial México
The most important aeronautics fair in Central America