In addition to the architecture, one of the main tourist attractions in Zacatecas can be the typical sweets, which, without a doubt, can sweeten your life with a tuna cheese and even a guava roll.
And here in Zacatecas you can find a wide variety of sweets to please even the most demanding palates, since you can find from tuna cheese and even the most famous guava sweets.
Tourists assure that, at least, three of the sweets should be tasted in visits to the land of quarry and heart of silver, otherwise, they could not say that they visited these lands and got to know it.
Although in each region of the State there are very characteristic sweets, such as the vegan wafers that we can find in Jerez, in the Historic Center you can see and enjoy a variety of sweets in sizes, prices and presentations.
So without further ado, check the data of the three sweets that you must one day try if you live or visit Zacatecas, so that they do not tell you and do not tell you.
Melcocha
This sweet is one of the most representative of the State that is made from maguey, prickly pear or bee honey, hence its name means cooked honey.
The above, since the honey is exposed to high temperatures mixed with water and brown sugar that gives way to this peculiar caramel that you will surely love if you are a lover of maguey honey.
Their presentations go in squares, elongated wands and even palettes that go from 5 to 150 pesos, so there are of all prices and presentations so that you do not miss the opportunity to eat it.
Tuna cheese
More than a sweet, tuna cheese is a very appreciated dessert in Zacatecan lands and it is one of the most sought after in typical candy stores of the Historic Center and that you will surely always find, since what is left over here are the tunas.
The cheese comes from the prickly pear juice that is cooked for several hours until it takes on a viscous consistency, which is put to dry in a wooden trough.
Afterwards, the mixture must be left to rest for several hours until it crystallizes so that it can be whipped over and over again against the table until its color changes to brown.
So if you have a chance to buy some tuna cheeses, don’t miss the opportunity to indulge yourself, as you won’t regret it.
Stuffed guava rolls
Although this yellow fruit can be eaten raw, among the sweets that can be obtained from guava they range from ates, sugary rolls and even fillings, as well as liqueurs and jams.
Despite this great variety, one of the sweets most sold and requested by customers is the stuffed guava rolls. This presentation is one of the most liked and cannot be missed.
To make this sweet, a paste of guavas cooked with sugar is prepared and then spread on a surface dusted with sugar.
Then, you have to reduce a little cajeta on the fire and place it on top of the spread mixture, to which you can add coconut, walnut, pine nut, etc.
Although, the most popular fillings are cajeta with walnut and dulce de leche with coconut.
Subsequently, the candy is rolled on itself to form a cylinder so that at the end it is wrapped in cellophane paper.
Different sizes of rolls are sold and prices range from 10 to 115 pesos.
So you know, among the many sweets that you can find in Zacatecas, we have these three posts that you cannot miss if you are traveling or living in these lands.
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