To be honest, when we talk about traveling there is always a point when we end up talking about food. Food tasted on a travel is one of the most important remembering factors for most of the people, be it because it literally left a “good taste of mouth” or because the culinary experience was not completely good. Anyway, food has the magic to create unforgettable experiences.

Having recognized the importance of gastronomy in travels, we will go on to talking about GASTRONOMIC TOURISM, which has become a trend in constant growth around the globe. Being experts Mexico lovers, we will talk about the way this country has adopted this trend as its own, which is an interesting variable of conventional tourism.

GASTRONIMIC TOURISM is closely linked to the culture of the visited destination, as around 70% of travelers use gastronomy as a means of approach to local cultures, involving each one of the elements related to the food preparation in their travels: visits to traditional market places to buy fresh produce, talks with locals, as well as the participation in gastronomic fairs and events.

Given the demand and importance this trend has acquired, several “gastronomic routes” have been created, devoted to learn and highlight the properties of some specific element or food; for example, in Bernal, Queretaro, there is the “Cheese and Wine Route”; in Tapachula, Chiapas, “The Route of Coffee” is offered, and what to say about the world famous “Tequila Route” in Tequila, Jalisco.

Cooking lessons and workshops are also an important part of practicing GASTRONOMIC TOURISM in its purest form, as you can learn in them from the best place to buy the necessary raw materials up to the best-kept culinary secrets that only an expert in Mexican cuisine can share. Those who like to travel to take this kind of lessons and workshops are travelers coming not only from within Mexico, but also from faraway countries, moved by the idea of tasting and learning to prepare the most representative dishes of Mexico’s gastronomy, proudly recognized worldwide.

This kind of tourism is not limited to those who love to eat or who work in the gastronomic field, but it can be an excellent option for those willing to live a culinary adventure where they will explore new flavors and delight their palate.

Some hotels cataloged as select members of MEXICO BOUTIQUE HOTELS offer gastronomic routes and cooking workshops to their visitors: Mesón Sacristía de la Compañía and its Poblana cuisine workshop is a full success, as well as Hacienda Los Laureles in Oaxaca and its specialty in mole preparation.

In the premises of Finca Argovia in Tapachula you will know “The Coffee Route”, while if you stay in Casa Mateo of San Sebastián Bernal, Querétaro, you will live the experience of “The Cheese and Wine Route” in the zone’s vineyards.

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