Durango is strong influence here from that region. One of the best known dishes, caldillo duranguense, is essentially a hearty beef soup with roasted green chili peppers. Gorditas are a particularly popular and important food historically, as they were a mainstay for field hands who found the pockets of corn or wheat convenient for carrying and eating meats and sauce outside of the home. Although found in other parts of Mexico, tacos de tripe (intestines) are particularly popular here. Asado rojo de puerco, known as asado de boda in other parts of north-central Mexico is popular. Tamales are popular but they
Khash (dish) Because patsas has the reputation of remedying hang-over and aiding digestion, "patsatzidika" are often working overnight, serving people returning home after dinner or clubbing. Khash (dish) Khash (; ; , Khashi), pacha (; ; ; ; ; ), kalle-pache (; ), or kakaj šürpi () refers to a dish of boiled cow or sheep parts, which might include the head, feet, and stomach (tripe). It is a traditional dish in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Mongolia, and Turkey. The name "khash" originates from the Armenian verb (), which means "to boil". The dish,