Rosalia Chay Chuc (born in Yaxuná, Mexico) is a Mexican barbecue chef, best known for her authentic Mayan dishes that date back to 400 AD.
Instead of in a restaurant, Chay serves her Mayan cooking for ten to twelve people from her house in Yaxuná, Yucatán.
[1][2][3][4] Already well known in her area in the Yucatán Peninsula, Chay was introduced to the culinary world by chef Roberto Solis of Mérida, Yucatán, who in turn introduced her to world-famous Danish chef René Redzepi whose 2017 pop-up restaurant Noma Tulum (in Cancún) was inspired by Chay.
Redzepi brought Chay to Noma Tulum to make the tortilla breads herself that were critical to the meal.
[3] Ahau Tulum, Royalton CHIC Cancun and Rosewood Mayakoba have all introduced Chay and her coveted cochinita pibil to their patrons.