If something is going to get you out of trouble when it comes to breakfast or dinner in San Cristóbal de las Casas, it is a delicious Chiapas tamales, especially on Saturdays.

To try the more traditional flavors, start with the tamales de bola and the spread or spread tamales, accompanied by sour atole, they are the most typical dinner in San Cristóbal de las Casas.

But then give the saffron tamales, the mole tamales and the bean tamales a chance.

Vegetable tamales are also made with chicken, momo or mumo (with holy leaf), chipilín, as well as corn, which falls into the category of sweet tamales, along with coconut and rice.