Chiapa de Corzo is a city that was founded on the banks of the Grijalva River, which is the source of sustenance of this population that added the Spanish influence to its indigenous traditions, which has generated a great gastronomic culture.
It is a place where the festivities have gastronomic emblems such as the pepita with tasajo. In addition to the traditional cochito and pozol, which although they can be found in the rest of the state, are insignias of Chiapa de Corzo.