11 Mar

What constitutes the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead dinner?

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I’m holding a Halloween dinner party and I want to explore different traditional dinners, including a Mexican Day of the Dead festival dinner. What is traditionally served?

Typical is a lot of bread and a lot of sugar skulls with the names of the dead on them as well as beer and tequila.

Old traditions included dogs and candied pumpkins for dinner but more modern is turkey and chocolate

3 Responses to “What constitutes the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead dinner?”

  1. Rich Z Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    Typical is a lot of bread and a lot of sugar skulls with the names of the dead on them as well as beer and tequila.

    Old traditions included dogs and candied pumpkins for dinner but more modern is turkey and chocolate
    References :

  2. sparkly Says:
    March 12th, 2010 at 12:36 am

    Molé Tamales
    Tostadas – chicken, beef or veggies
    Mexican Seafood Paella
    Pan de Muertos – served with all meals
    a take-home treat!
    References :

  3. rubberducky_884 Says:
    March 12th, 2010 at 1:04 am

    well…..for the day of the dead….for dinner they eat regular mexican food, tamales, chicken, and espeically this bread thats only bake for that certain day.
    References :
    im mexican so i should know and by the way the day of the dead is celebrate on NOV. 1 not Halloween.

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