A FOOD TRADITION
Nayarit Cuisine
Nayarit cuisine combines Indigenous western Mexican foodways with the seafood traditions of the Pacific coast, especially around the Marismas Nacionales, San Blas, and Bahía de Banderas. Maize, beans, chiles, tomatoes, coconut, tropical fruit, shrimp, fish, and shellfish are common, with pork and poultry also important inland. Techniques include grilling or smoking seafood over wood, marinating fish and shellfish in citrus and chiles, preparing maize dough on a comal, and making brothy coastal stews. Pescado zarandeado, tlaxtihuille, and ceviche nayarita are representative examples. Nayarit shares coastal practices with Jalisco, Sinaloa, and Colima without being reducible to them.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Enchiladas de Camarón Nayaritas
San Blas-style maize tortillas filled or topped with shrimp and chilli sauce.
Pescado Zarandeado Nayarita
Nayarit coastal whole fish split open, seasoned and grilled over wood or charcoal in a wire basket.
Pozole de Camarón Nayarita
Nayarit coastal pozole combining hominy with shrimp in a seasoned broth.
Sopes de Ostión Nayaritas
Nayarit thick maize sopes topped with oysters and local garnishes.
Tlatishuile Nayarita
A Nayarit maize-thickened shrimp stew seasoned with regional spices.
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