Oaxaca, a Favorite of Expats, Tourists, and Chefs

 I do not know anything about Oaxaca except for what I wrote in this post title. I do have some small personal experience with it, along with photos, which is why I chose it. Also, it conveniently begins with the letter O.

Oaxaca is one of 32 states in Mexico. It is also the name of the state's largest city. I have the city of Oaxaca on my weather map, because it has warmer temperatures than several other places I have stayed. A big reason it is on my go-to list. Maybe next year.

When Bruce and I lived in Comitan, one weekend we noticed large tents set up in the main park for a traveling celebration of Oaxacan cuisine. This is how I know they are famous for their cuisine. Also, because I like watching Food Network, and I've heard chefs mention it more than once. 

The cooking was all done outdoors on grills. I took these photos of our order getting made. The chef used some kind of long handled metal shovel/spatula to move the crust around on the grill, flip it and serve it.

It was some kind of marriage between a pizza and a giant taco. Absolutely delicious and quite large, more than enough for two people.