Try Traditional Dishes

Zempoala is proud of its cuisine. No one should leave without trying the local dishes: chicken in pulque; shredded barbacoa meat; broths; mushroom ceviche; snail- and ant egg-stuffed maguey stalks called ximbotes; corn tlacoyo patties filled with beans, chickpeas, potatoes, or fresh cheese; huitlacoche mushroom quesadillas; mallow soup; and sauce made with sour prickly pears called xoconostle.