Calle de los Dulce (Sweets Street), Puebla

Calle de los Dulces, also known as Sweets Street, is one of the best places to understand the sweeter side of local food culture. The area is lined with traditional dulcerías, many of them family-run, where glass cases and shelves are filled with candies made from recipes passed down through generations. One of the best-known names is La Gran Fama, founded in 1892, a long-running shop that shows how deeply confectionery is woven into everyday life here.

The sweet tradition is often linked to the convent kitchens of Santa Clara and Santa Rosa. Local legend says nuns created many recipes to use leftover egg yolks, while egg whites served practical tasks such as clarifying wine, applying gold leaf, and starching habits. Another story says camote began as a prank, when a boy dropped a sweet potato into syrup and accidentally created a lasting local treat.

Visitors will find camotes in colourful paper, tortitas de Santa Clara, borrachitos, crystallised fruits, jamoncillo, coconut sweets, wafers, and other regional candies. Some shops still use old family recipes, and families continue to live above their stores. Nearby, the Serdán family house recalls the first armed clash associated with the Mexican Revolution in 1910.