The Oaxacan cuisine is one of the most complete in the whole country. Its wide variety of richness, imagination and complexity makes visitors curious to try the full range of exquisite foods. A very traditional dish is a sauce called Mole Oaxaqueño in seven different varieties, chiles rellenos, quesillo (string cheese), tlayudas, tamales, ice cream (nieves), fresh fruit drinks, long strips of lean, flat steak (tasajo), regional soups (caldo de guías) and of course, the exotic grasshoppers.

The regional sweets (dulces regionales) come in a wide variety. The coffee is of exceptional quality and competes at a world class level. Also noteworthy is Oaxacan chocolate which casted its spell on the Spaniards. You must try a hot cup of this magic potion with the exquisite egg yolk bread. Among the typical drinks is the mescal, an ancient drink considered a gift from the gods. The word mescal comes from the nahuatl word ‘Mexcalmetl', which means ‘agave'. Nowadays, the common word used in Mexico to name this agave is maguey.