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۳ܳá

[ yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn ]

noun

  1. a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.
  2. a state in SE Mexico, in N ۳ܳá Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). : é岹.


۳ܳá

/ jukaˈtan; ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn /

noun

  1. a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the ۳ܳá peninsula. Capital: é岹. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles)
  2. a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, ۳ܳá, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

۳ܳá

  1. Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico , separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico .
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It is the location of many Mayan ruins.
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I was connected with the founder of the organization, Amy Dominguez, given my Mexican cooking background and at the time my Yucatan cuisine-focused restaurant, Bacalar.

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Can you tell readers a bit about your personal connection with the ۳ܳá Peninsula and Quintana Roo specifically?

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My culinary focus over the last four years has been really honed in on regional Yucatan cuisine.

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The next cookbook project will be for Oído that we are currently working on that will be a compilation of recipes from the Yucatan prepared by both Chefs who have gone through the Oído program and Cocineras Tradicionales.

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I was not very close to him, but once I shared a meal with him, we talked about Yucatan, Mexico, where his wife and I are from.

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