On Sundays the market place in Tepoztlan is a bedlam of colours, smells, people, free roaming donkeys and smoke. However this initial assault on the senses is only the beginning as this market is all about chillies, spice and all things hot. In this little town south of Mexico City, the steak is rubbed with chilli, the ice-cream is chilli flavour and both fresh and dried chillies are stacked on the stalls surrounding the whole place with a chilli dust that makes foreigners sneeze whilst nonchalant locals don’t even bat an eyelid. It’s a great place to try local specialities from the antojito stands. Vendors continually press and stack up fresh tortillas, grill quesadillos, steam tamales and fry fresh fish. You can also buy a bag of the Mexican speciality chapulines (grasshoppers) that are fried with chillies, garlic and lemon juice and served with lime wedges or chilli sauce. The food is good and cheap and the sights and sounds of the market more than enough entertainment while you eat.

Written by  Alessia Horwich.

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