Mercado Medellin ★ 4.3
Mercado Medellin in Mexico City is the Roma Sur Latin American import market on Campeche, the pan-Latin grocery hall with Cuban, Colombian and Argentine.
A 35cm crisp-charred corn tortilla smeared with asiento and black bean paste, layered with Oaxacan stringy cheese, lettuce, avocado, and grilled tasajo or cecina.
Tlayuda is a Zapotec dish from the Valles Centrales of Oaxaca, where the giant thin tortilla was originally a travel ration for traders. Mexico City adopted the tlayuda through Oaxacan migration in the 1980s and 90s; specialist Oaxacan restaurants opened in Roma Sur, Condesa and the Centro Historico. The toppings break into three traditional meats: cecina enchilada (chilli-cured pork), tasajo (cured beef), and chorizo. La Ventana del Ticuchi (chef Enrique Olvera, 2019) introduced the vegetarian quelites tlayuda. Best places to eat: Mercado Medellin Oaxacan stalls, Guzina Oaxaqueña in Polanco.
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Also in: Oaxaca, Los Angeles.
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