KINICHE RESTAURANT

MAYAN CUISINE

 Kiniche is a beautiful restaurant, with excellent customer service and delicious food.  We tried all sorts of interesting appetizers here, and I'd love to come back and try some of the Mayan dishes that are cooked in the ground.  

 The panuchos were delicious. They are much like a tortilla, but about 6 inches in diameter, and have a pocket inside.  Bean paste is stuffed inside of the pocket before they are fried.  Before served, they're topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and avacados.  We also shared Papadzules, which were very rich but also tastey.  They were hard boiled eggs wrapped in small tortillas, then topped with a green paste made from pumpkin and squash seeds.

 This woman must have been very hot!  Izamal was around 48 degrees already, so I cannot imagine having to work by fire all day.  All of the women working here look so beautiful in their white Yucatecan style dresses. 

 This is the cooks hut, inside the restaurant.  At the front, there is also a small art gallery with clay figurines and cards for sale.