It’s one of travel’s greatest pleasures—and in this case, an internationally recognized cultural treasure.
With recipes dating back as many as 10,000 years, deep into Mayan and Aztec history, and dishes further enhanced by the many other cultures that came to Mexican shores over the centuries—West African, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and lots more—this complex, delicious melting pot has made Mexican cuisine one of very few culinary traditions deemed an “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO, which granted the designation in 2010.
