A little chile powder makes everything better in Mexico. I was given a piece of sugar cane at a Guadalajara market freshly whacked off the stalk and served with the options of more sugar, lime and chile powder. The taste combo made for what angels in heaven must eat.
These senoritas are selling chile in just about all its forms in an Acapulco mercado -- roasted whole chiles, powdered chile, chile paste -- and two of Mexico's other finest flavors: canela (Mexican cinnamon, very light and fragrant) and piloncilla (cones of hard sugar).
Click on numbers in the grey toolbars above or below for more Mexico mercados, Mexican food and Mexico street stands.
Mexico Food Photo Index
- 1. Baja Juice Stand
- 2. Mexico Fruit at Roadside Stand
- 3. Roasted Corn in Patzcuaro
- 4. Fruit and Vegetables in Mexico Mercado
- 5. Guadalajara Mercado
- 6. Rosarito Beach Candy Store
- 7. Acapulco Chile Merchants
- 8. Guadalajara Churros
- 9. Horno Stove in La Barra de Potosi
- 10. Mexico Mercado Aisle
- 11. Fish Tacos in Puerto Vallarta
- 12. Zihuatanejo Fish Market
- 13. Mercado Chickens
- 14. Drinks by the Sea
- 15. Mexican Cheeses
- 16. Mercado Crabs