Tamaulipas gastronomy is very similar to that which is used throughout the northeast region of the country, rich and tasty, but also enriched with foods of marine origin that come from its coastal strip. Do not stop trying it!
What has been eaten for many, many years in the Northeast? Mainly meat, both cattle and small cattle, hence one of the favorite dishes of this region is kid, which is cooked and served in different ways, such as the shepherd, in its blood or baked; Cuts of meat are also highly appreciated, as are grills, chorizo and dried meat, preferably cooked with eggs or stewed with tomato, onion and chili.
Another important element that enriched Tamaulipas cuisine was corn, with which delicious gorditas are made stuffed with stews, pork tamales, chicken and even venison and huilota or pigeon in red chili. We also find delicious asaderos cheeses, which are served roasted, accompanied with flour tortillas and fried onion and chili slices. Very popular are lunches in hotels and restaurants, in whose morning buffets there is always a delicious menudo and all kinds of stews; The cuitlacoche is also in great demand, with which eggs to taste or delicious quesadillas are made. If you pass through Matamoros and go to breakfast, be sure to order a delicious guayín, which consists of an egg omelette filled with refried beans.
In the hunting season, in a large part of the state you can find tasty dishes made from venison, quail and huilota, among others.
In turn, in the food of the coast there is a great variety of fish, such as bold, snook or red snapper, which can be cooked in various ways; Nobody should miss trying the crab salpicón, the crab chilpachole or the stuffed crabs; the shrimp are delicious too, as are the ceviches.
As for the desserts, there are sweets such as sweet potato with pineapple, crystallized fruits, pumpkin in tacha, cocada with pineapple and walnut, date sweets with walnut and the rich gorditas sweetened with brown sugar that always wonderfully accompany a good cup of coffee.
Some dishes to savor Tamaulipas
- Egg omelette with shrimp "El Tinieblo"
- Fruit of the sea "Corona Room"
- Venison tamales
- Seafood soup from the Rosa de Matamoros
- Pirate Barn Grill Taco
- Garden Corona stuffed crabs
- Pigeons of Loma Colorada
