Food of the Gods Festival held in Oaxaca offers travelers with the best of the country’s cuisine. This food festival is famous all over the world and attracts tourists and of course the food lovers. The annual festival organized in the month of October gives an insight in the regional specialties and the importance of the city in the culinary world.
Oaxaca is a beautiful land attracting people from all parts of the world for its diverse culture and traditions and wonderful sightseeing spots. The diverse culture of Oaxaca has nurtured the food cultures of the region. The tasty and mouthwatering cuisine of the region is simply a delight. Food of the Gods Festival in Oaxaca City is in praise of the outstanding flavors of the region.
Tourists can taste the wonderful cuisine of the region. The region has it own special dishes. Notable are the mole sauces, which are thick, sharp and sweet. The nine essential varieties are negro (black), almendrado (with almonds), coloradito (reddish), chichilo negro, amarillo (yellow), rojo (red) and verde (green).
Visitors can avail several packages designed for this festival time. Tour packages include a visit to the restaurants in the Oaxaca city along with sightseeing tours of the historical and cultural spots of the region. Some important features of the tours are as follows:
- Cultural walking
- Chocolate Making
- Market Tour of the Benito Juárez Market
- Oaxacan Ice-cream and Exotic Fruit Tasting
- Seminar on pre-Hispanic Herbs
- Zapotec Weaving Village Tour
- Cooking Classes
The restaurants and hotels in Oaxaca serve the regional favorites along with new items created by the master chefs. During the Food of the Gods Festival, all the restaurants, whether big or small, caters to the hordes of tourists. Some famous restaurants are given below:
Casa Oaxaca the Restaurant:
This restaurant is the very first restaurant in town that offers the best of Mexican nouvelle cuisine. The dishes include squash blossom with fresh cheese stuffing and honey, colorful soups and salads. An excellent main dish is made of pork accompanied by mancha manteles mole.
Catedral:
Located very near the zocalo, this is an elegant and a favored eating joint for the locals. The restaurant building was earlier a colonial house. Some of the favorite dishes are the mushroom soup with epazote flavoring and chicken dipped in squash-blossom sauce and eaten with rice.
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