With Over 700 Years of History, Mixiotes Should Be on Your Mexican Food Bucket List

This dish is similar to en papillote cooking in French cuisine but without the intricate folds and with a much longer history.

Mixiotes, cooked by Martina de la Guti, owner of Santa Maria Kitchen, at her home in Grapevine on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Mixiotes, which came from La Huasteca, was originally wrapped with maguey leaf, rather than parchment paper. Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News/TNS

By Imelda García The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS—Martina De la Guti learned all the recipes she now serves at her catering business, Santa Maria Artisan Kitchen, from her grandmother and her nanny.