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A TASTE OF Mexico City

Every time I go back to Mexico City, the city where I was born, I think of staying. There are so many dishes to try, and not enough nights to dance, drink or eat an elote (corn on the cob) on a street corner.

The importance of not leaving home on an empty stomach comes from(grandmothers), who lived through hunger during the Mexican Revolution. But we have street breakfast vendors, too. The star option is the — a(steamed corn dough) inside a bread roll. You can find dishes from every Mexican state in the capital, but this is a local speciality — it’s delicious, cheap and filling.

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