Quote Originally Posted by jfellrath
Don't forget how there are regional variations of Mexican food as well (like any other country). When I was in Cancun, I made the effort to find some VERY authentic local restaurants, and was rewarded with some of the best Mexican fish and seafood I've ever had.
So true. Most people tend to forget that Mexico is a big country. What we tend to see here in the states is most like northern Mexican cooking. The cooking of the Yucatan is completely different. Like you said, lots of seafood. A lot of people would think of it as Caribbean cooking, which makes sense since it is on that sea. One cooking method on the Yucatan is to wrap the food in banana leaves and cook it that way. The banana leaves impart their own flavor to the food.