Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

Our guests at Hotel Mansión Iturbe in Pátzcuaro enjoy Michoacan cuisine when visiting us in our Magic Village. Several of these dishes can be found not only in our Doña Paca Restaurant , but also those prepared by traditional cooks in the communities of the Lake Region. Michoacan Cuisine a World Hetitage Thanks to the traditional cooks of Michoacan , much of the culinary background is preserved, delighting us with its ancestral recipes. Michoacan Cuisine a World Heritage Traditional cooks have done a great job sharing their inherited traditions; in addition to recovering and valuing the culinary art of their ancestors. Michoacan Cuisine a World Heritage It is important to note that, in traditional Michoacan cuisine , there are excellent chefs, who have gained renown by innovating dishes using traditional ingredients, as well as preserving the traditions of their mothers and grandmothers. Michoacan Cuisine a World Heritage Michoacan cuisine shows us delicious range of extra...

In Pátzcuaro , you can find a wide variety of traditional Mexican kitchen implements that date from the pre-Hispanic era.  Michoacán was at the top of the list when they named Mexican cuisine as an “Immaterial Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO:  “Traditional Mexican Cuisine: Community Culture that is ancestral and alive – the Michoacán paradigm.” Traditional Mexican Kitchen Implements This “immaterial heritage” is made up of expressions, techniques, uses, and acquired knowledges, including implements. Traditional Mexican Kitchen in Patzcuaro, Michoacán Hotel Mansión Iturbe invites you to support the preservation of the Mexican traditions and cultural heritage of Mexico, by buying some of these implements, some of which are listed below: 1.    Molcajete :   The name comes from the náhuatl  molli,  which means “stew” or “sauce, and  caxitl,  meaning “basin.”  It is a mortar made of volcanic rock, with ...

The  molcajete ,  a millennia-old craft, is one of the most representative utensils of Mexican cuisine that we still use today. It’s a three-legged mortar made with volcanic stone, and is used to crush various ingredients with the  tejolote  (pestle), also made of volcanic stone.  The roughness and hardness of the stone is ideal for grinding and crushing any variety of herbs and spices and seeds. Molcajete Sauce Sauces are an essential complement to Mexican dishes and are commonly prepared with the  molcajete . The delicious guacamole or succulent mole traditionally incorporate the use of the  molcajete . Guacalome made with avocados of Michoacan y Pátzcuaro (Restaurante Doña Paca) The  molcajete  is a utensil that was used in pre-Hispanic kitchens.  Just imagine how such a thing could survive hundreds of years alongside countless “new and improved” kitchen gadgets. Our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe...

“The Traditional Cooks of Michoacan” gained international fame as an Intangible UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya .   "Traditional Mexican cuisine , culture community, ancient and alive is the Michoacán paradigm".  Benedicta Alejo Master Cook from Michoacán In Michoacan , there are groups of cooks dedicated to traditional cuisine.   At Hotel Mansión Iturbe , we invite you to experience the unforgettable delicacies of our famous Traditional Cooks of Michoacán .   Michoacan Cuisine   On the banks of Lake Patzcuaro , you will find the traditional hostels of Santa Fe de la Laguna , but you will also find traditional cooks in various communities of our lacustrine region, such as Tzintzuntzan, Tzurumútaro, Opongio, Erongarícuaro, Tarerio, San Jerónimo Purénchecuaro, and on the famous lake islands of Janitzio , Pcanda, or Yunuén.  Doña Ines Dimas making fresh lime juice in Santa Fe de La Laguna  ...