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Yaxche (pronounced Jag-shey) Maya Cuisine Restaurant is always adding new dishes and specialties to the menu. If you have dined with us before, come by again to sample the new menu's delights. We invite you to Yaxche Maya Cuisine Restaurant next time you are in Playa del Carmen. Yaxche Maya Cuisine Restaurant can create custom menus for special occasions, groups, or for guests with dietary restrictions.
After years of researching Maya recipes, Ramón Lizaola began creating the menu for his restaurant. His mother, a wonderful cook experienced with Maya ingredients and dishes, worked with a world class chef from Switzerland's famous Cordon Blue to test the restaurant's offerings. The result was a fusion of Maya, Yucatecan, and European cuisine. Some dishes are unchanged, and cooked in the traditional ways. Others are Maya with a twist, like shrimp in relleno negro, a spicy black sauce traditionally served with turkey. Or Yaxche's version of the chile relleno, a banana pepper stuffed with cochinita pibil, a tangy pork, instead of a poblano pepper filled with cheese. The chef's modifications to tradition have created an upscale Maya cuisine, more accessible to the European and American palates. The meat is less fatty than that used in authentic Maya cooking and some imported ingredients are used to accent the traditional Maya flavors. However, authentic Maya condiments and spices and locally grown produce are always used. The main diet of the Maya is vegetarian, so you will find dozens of vegetarian dishes on our menu.
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