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Lechón al horno is Yucatecan suckling pig roasted whole in a wood oven, the skin crisp and crackling, the meat marinated in achiote and bitter orange; in Mexico we have verified places to eat it in Mérida. Start with where to eat Lechón al horno in Mérida.
Lechón al horno is Yucatecan suckling pig roasted whole in a wood oven, the skin crisp and crackling, the meat marinated in achiote and bitter orange.
Spanish lechón roasting met Mayan achiote marination in Yucatán colonial kitchens to produce the slow-roasted whole-pig plate that anchors Mérida's Sunday-lunch tradition. The young pig is rubbed with achiote, sour orange, garlic and salt, then slow-roasted in a wood-fired horno for six hours until the skin is glassy and the meat falls from the bone. Today it appears across Yucatán cantinas and markets, especially at Lonchería La Lupita inside Mercado de Santiago, where it sells out by 13:30, and at El Príncipe Tutul-Xiu. Standard plates pair the pork with frijol colado, chiltomate salsa and warm tortillas.
Where to eat in Mérida:
Where to eat Lechón al horno in Mérida: the editor picks
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