Eggs Motuleños--in Motul

Motul was one of the places we passed through on our drive around Yucatan, leaving Izamal and heading back to Merida. We actually passed through the first time on way to dentist appt., but stopped back later when we had more time to enjoy and I insisted on having 'eggs motuleños' which originated there!

---------here is the place--Doña Evelia's Cafeteria

It's located upstairs, in a kind of plaza...
they were really closing up, but agreed to make our request, and their specialty, since they saw our desperation....coming all the way to Motul and not having eggs motuleños would be devastating...

the young boy in the family was our server...

Doña Evelia is at the left rear of table
with her family,  busily chopping and dicing
tomatoes, onions, etc.  for the next round of business.

   not the greatest shot of me....
from now on, I'll take the food pics
(which I normally do....)
I cannot trust Señor to focus on the theme at hand....food only!!!!

and I do not know how to edit myself out....I have a lot to learn and believe I will soon take a class

anyway, VOILA'   eggs motuleños
my plate had soft eggs, & his had huevos duros...

a local bakery

nice breads
and rolls

and I especially liked the look of the tart, which they said had ham & cheese inside.  Beautiful looking pastry. 

 and here is some info, I believe from 'Los Dos' Cooking School in Merida:

Valladolid & Motul
Motul

AS LYON DID FOR THE ZESTY POTATO DISH AND HAMBURG FOR THE UBIQUITOUS MEAT SANDWICH, so the tiny town of Motul in northeastern Yucatán has lent its name to a handful of dishes now famous throughout the region. Look for the descriptor motuleño on any local menu and you’ll know at least the legendary origin of the meal you are about to eat. And you will also know that you will probably be savoring something or other smothered in tomato sauce, peppered with cubed ham and peas and dusted with grated Edam cheese, as in the satisfying Huevos Motuleños.

 

History
Just 44 kilometers (28 miles) northeast of Mérida, the sparkling clean little town of Motul lives day by day in relative anonymity, too modest to compete openly with her grander sister to the west, too humble to promote the glories of her past, and thereby unable to reap the rewards of the heavy tourist traffic throughout the area, flowing from the beaches in the north, to Valladolid and Chichén Itzá in the south, and of course to her rival sibling, Mérida, just a stone’s throw toward the sunset.

As is true for large cities and tiny pueblos alike across the Yucatán peninsula, Motul was formerly the site of an ancient Maya civilization and ceremonial center. Founded in the 11th century by a Maya priest named Zac Mutul, who gave the city its name, this particular region of Yucatán was ruled at that time by the chieftainship of Ceh Pech, and Mutul was the seat of power. Descendents of the Pech family ruled Mutul for 140 years, during which time it became one of the most important cities of the region due in large part to its production of henequén (also known as sisal) – a strong natural fiber extracted from agave leaves, used for rope making and other important products.

Another powerful force shaped the city starting in the mid 16th century, when Francisco de Montejo – a Spanish conquistador who was Captain General of Yucatán – converted the Maya ceremonial city of Mutul into the Spanish colonial city of Motul.

Motul continued in importance with respect to the henequén trade, a trend that lasted well into the 20th century. In fact, with its half-dozen nearby henequén plantations and desfibradoras (factories for extracting fiber from the agave leaves), Motul was long considered the heart of the henequén zone, especially after the construction of the famed Motul-Mérida railway used for the transport of the raw product. Along with the entire peninsula, Motul’s glory soon faded after the invention of nylon and the collapse of wealth of the henequén barons.

Motul’s charming coat of arms reflects the city’s past links to the henequén industry: a machete and a coa (a large hooked knife) were used extensively by field laborers; the golden Moorish arch reflects the entrance arches of many local haciendas; and at the bottom, the famed henequén plant. The ribbon beneath the shield reads ZAC MUTUL in reference to the ancient Maya city’s founder.

Motul has not only earned a place in the culinary lexicon but also in the history books due to one of its most famous citizens – Felipe Carrillo Puerto – the man for whom Huevos Motuleños (Motul-style eggs) were indeed created.