Xico, Veracruz Explained

Coordinates:19.417°N -97°W
Pushpin Map:Mexico Veracruz
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico

Xico is a city located in the central part of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It produces coffee, tropical fruit, wine, handicrafts, and other products. A regional special dish is their variant of mole known as Mole Xico or Xiqueño [1] which consists of 25+ ingredients and is comparatively sweeter to other dark moles such as mole poblano due to the use of more fruits. It is 25 km from the state capital Xalapa.Every year in July, Xico has a very large bullfighting event. In 2006, Veracruz Governor Fidel Herrera attended the event.

Three kilometres outside the town is Cascada de Texolo.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martinez . Zarela . Mole from Veracruz (Mole de Xico) Zarela . Cooking in Mexican from A to Z . 12 September 2024.