Any time we are passing Motul in the morning we almost always fail to pass it and instead turn off the carretera and go into the town. Motul is a fair sized small market town of 34,000 or so souls and worth a stop for its market, church, San Juan Bautist, and a small cenote on the edge of town. Apart from that though it’s the home of the famous dish eggs Motuleños, and the gold standard is to go to the food hall above the municipal market 20th November and head to concina Doña Evelia. I have no idea if the lady is still there, but the place is always packed when I go, and we have to wait 10 minutes or so for a table. I’d estimate there are maybe 200 chairs, so it must be doing good business. I don’t think there any choice other than “how many eggs?” and “how do want them cooked?”. So if you don’t like Motuleños don’t bother going.
The version there is what I would say is the basic reference. I’ve not actually watched the preparation close up, but from the taste and making them myself at home I can say it contains the following.
Tostadas with black beans spread on top.
Tomatoes fried with onions and garlic, plus a charred and stewed chile habanero.
Tinned processed peas,
Fried platano macho.
Fried eggs
Cilantro
salt.
On this basis, at home, I may add chopped ham, and grated cheese, depending how I feel.
The dish is available most restaurants in Yucatan can whip one up and it’s usually very good.
In Mérida I like Puruxón Cauich in Francisco Montejo.They do a few variations, but I alwasy get
Motuleños divorciados, green and red tomatoes.
There’s also a branch in Copules but it’s not so good as the Francisco Montejo one..