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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
6 dishes to eat in Playa del Carmen, what is in them, and where they belong.
Yucatán pork marinated in achiote and sour orange, pit-cooked in banana leaf.
Marinated pork carved off a vertical spit with pineapple — a Lebanese import, thoroughly Mexican now.
Turkey or chicken broth with lime and crisp tortilla, the Yucatán soup.
Both raw-cured seafood; aguachile is the fiercer one, with chilli and lime.
A crisp rolled crêpe filled with Edam cheese and Nutella, sold from evening carts.
Beer with lime, salt and chilli sauce, served in a rimmed glass.
