Winny is back…

This blog is dedicated to Winny and Doreen who made an effort to visit with us in Merida Yucatan. Thanks guys, we wish that your journey through the rest of Mexico and Central America is fun and safe.

We met twice while Winny and Doreen were in the area and the first time we visited La Chaya Maya (right in downtown), a very traditional restaurant in Merida always full of people.

The tortillas are the best because they are made by hand.


We were served (free of charge) some tortilla chips with refried beans, guacamole, hot sauce and pico de gallo.




Then, we ordered couple of dishes… this is what we had:
Papadzul for $63 Mexican pesos. This is a traditional dish which consists of tortillas filled with boiled eggs and covered with a warm sauce made out of pumpkin seeds and tomatoes.
I liked it a lot, very tasty and a dish should be sufficient for two people.
The green leaf you see in the dish is not what it looks like, it is called chaya or Tree Spinach; it is a large, fast growing leafy perennial shrub that is believed to have originated in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It has succulent stems which exude a milky sap when cut. It can grow to be 6 metres tall, but is usually pruned to about 2 metres for easier leaf harvest. It is a popular leaf vegetable in Mexican and Central American cuisines, similar to spinach. The leaves must be cooked before being eaten, as the raw leaves are toxic. Not knowing this I ate the leaf, it is actually quite tasty…


Poc-chuc for $95 Mexican pesos. Which is essentially grilled pork meat accompanied by beans, rice, onion, hot sauce, avocado and tomatoes. Very soft and tasty meat…


Winny and Doreen had a dish called Los Cuatro Yucas for $180 Mexican pesos; this is a combination of four of the most traditional dishes of Yucatan: Cochinita Pibil (pork), Pavo en relleno negro (turkey), Pavo en sac-col indio (turkey) and Pavo en pipian (turkey). I guess it was good, they finished everything off.


I found interesting the way they bring the bill to your table…


I would totally recommend this place, there is always a line-up, the service is awesome and the food is fantastic…
Thanks guys!!!



The second time we met we ate at Los Trompos. Perhaps not the best place to eat tacos but a very good one. The prices were from $14.5-17 Mexican pesos per taco, the options were: Al pastor, Asado, Poc-chuc, Pechuga de pollo, Chuleta de cerdo, Arrachera, Chuleta de res and Bistec. The tastiest ones were the Al pastor and Poc-chuc.