Dia de los Muertos Recipes
Ofrendas laid with pan de muerto, sugar skulls, and the departed’s favorite dishes. Below are 6 authentic dishes tied to Dia de los Muertos, each from a real place and culinary tradition.
6 recipes
Calabaza en TachaOaxaca, Mexico · easy · 1 h 15 minPumpkin simmered in dark piloncillo syrup with cinnamon, cloves and orange until deep amber and tender, a pre-Hispanic sweet that is a fixture of the Dia de los Muertos altar.
Calabaza en Tacha CarnitasMichoacán, Mexico · medium · 2 h 45 minPork slow-confit in its own fat with orange and bay until meltingly tender, then crisped, Michoacán’s Sunday-market glory.
Mole PoblanoPuebla, Mexico · advanced · 2 h 30 minThe legendary dark mole, dozens of chiles, spices, seeds, and a whisper of chocolate, over turkey or chicken.
Pan de MuertoPuebla, Mexico · medium · 3 h 55 minThe soft, orange-and-anise scented sweet bread of Dia de los Muertos, shaped with a skull and crossed bones of dough and dusted in sugar, baked to eat and to place on the ofrenda.
Pozole VerdeGuerrero, Mexico · medium · 1 h 25 minHominy and chicken in a bright green broth of tomatillos, pepitas, and herbs, Guerrero’s Thursday ritual bowl.
TamalesMichoacán, Mexico · advanced · 2 h 15 minCorn masa spread on husks, filled with chicken in salsa verde and steamed, the fragrant parcels made in big batches for Dia de los Muertos and set on the ofrenda to feed returning souls.
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