Achiote also tastes great in a tomato sauce for cooking chicken ... which grows prolifically in the heat of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Look for the seeds (often labeled annatto) in jars ...

We start with fresh longaniza (Spanish sausage) tortillas, caldo de chaya, a soup made with a spinach-like vegetable found in Yucatan, and shredded chicken sak-k'ool, a thick white sauce ...

Pan de cazon, literally translated as bread with dogfish, is a dish popular in Yucatan. I was surprised ... Tip two-thirds of the sauce back into the pan and add the sardines, reserve the ...

If you have been anywhere by the sea in the Yucatan peninsula you will have had these deep-fried king prawns with a coconut batter. Curiously to me, they often come with an apple sauce ...