Pre hispanic dining - trying something exotic

Sat on one of the downtown historic centres prettiest streets sits the "Restaurante Chon" - offering "fine pre-hispanic dining". With an extensive menu including Escamoles, Gusanos, Crocodile and grasshopper to name a few. Don´t be put off by the food combinations here - once you try some of these "delicacies" you maybe be pleseantly suprised and want to try more and more. Choose from a starter, soup, taco and to finish off a traditional mexican dessert.

A brief explanation of some of the food on offer :

Escamoles are the larvae of ants harvested from the roots of the agave or maguey and are considered a delicacy all over Mexico. They have a cottage cheese like consistency and taste buttery, yet slightly nutty.

Gusanos - you may have seen a gusano once open a time sitting in the bottom of a cheap bottle of tequila - the little "worms" are used all over mexico in tacos and some describe them as having a pork or bacon flavour.

Most main dishes at "Chon" cost between 150-250 pesos.

You can try some of this wonderful food at Restaurante Chon - open monday to saturday from 11am-7pm located on Calle Regina 160,Col. Centro - Downtown Mexico city.

http://www.restaurantechon.com/

English Language tours of Downtown Mexico City

There are many guided tours available in Mexico city and your hotel should have a long list from which you can pick from.

If you looking for a guided tour in the Downtown "Historic" centre of the city we would highly recommend contacting Amy De La Serna at mexicocitytours@hotmail.com, she can arrange the tour and arrange a guide to suit your specific needs - the tours are available in Spanish, English, French or Portuguese and are available 7 days a week for $370.00mx per couple (check prices for larger groups) . The difference with the tour is that the guides all speak very fluent english and have a great knowledge of the area and all have a genuine interest in the history of the city. All in all, it is a great priced service which takes visitors from Bellas Artes and the Post office building down to the main square and its surrounding tourist sites. Tours generally last a full day and a lot of walking is involved so good pair of shoes is advised.