Offering a combination of colonial Spanish, modern day Mexican & Purepechan cusine, the area features some delicious regional dishes.
White Fish: (*Important to notice that now days it is hard to find real good "white fish" because the fish catch is restricted)
Trout: it has become very popular in Patzcuaro
Charales: (small dry fish) extremely typical! Patzcuaran's eat them as an appetizer and make Tacos with them
Corundas: (Triangular tamales) extremely typical!
Churipo: (this dish is very Purepechan and comes from the Purepechan
Plateau) a stew with meat and vegetables served with corundas
Tarascan Soup: a type of tomato soup
Uchepos: a type of tamale made with sweet corn
Nieve de Pasta: a traditional ice cream from Patzcuaro