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Relatives of Miguel Chi serve the pibes at his home in Chablekal, Yucatan, Mexico on November 1, 2019. Mukbil pollo (from the Mayan word muk, “to bury” and bil, “to stir”), also known as Pib (that means “buried” in Maya) is a traditional Mayan food served during Hanal Pixán ("food of souls”), a Mayan tradition in the Yucatan peninsula that coincides with the Mexican tradition of Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead. It is made with corn dough, lard, tomato, bell pepper, onion, aromatic epazote herb and espelon, a type of bean from the region, then stuffed with chicken, turkey or pork. The Mucbipollo is wrapped in banana tree leaves and buried in the ground where it cooks for several hours. It is traditionally served with spiced hot chocolate and is also left on altars as appreciative offerings. Photograph by Benedicte Desrus