Quesillo appears as a signature dish in 1 Mexico cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Quesillo (queso oaxaca) · Oaxaca
Quesillo is Oaxacan string cheese pulled into long ropes and wound into a ball, the melting cheese on tlayudas, quesadillas, memelas and tetelas.
Quesillo was traditionally made in Reyes Etla, north of the city, by Oaxacan cheesemakers since the late 19th century. The pulled-curd technique winds the warm cheese into long ropes, then loops them into a ball that locals untangle by hand to top tlayudas, quesadillas and memelas. The Mercado Benito Juarez sells fresh quesillo by the kilo; the Reyes Etla Wednesday tianguis is the origin source.
Where to eat in Oaxaca:
- Mercado Benito Juarez
- Mercado de Reyes Etla (Wednesday tianguis)
- Itanoni
- Tlayudas Libres
- Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante