Did you know? The first Archbishop of Oaxaca: a miraculous birth and re-birth
In 1887, Eulogio Gregorio Clemente Gillow y Zavalza (1841-1922) was appointed Bishop of Antequera (Oaxaca). Four years later, he became the first Archbishop of Antequera. Named after a town in Spain, A...
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Did You Know? Quetzal Dancers in Puebla, Mexico
The Quetzal Dance is one of the most colorful folkloric dances anywhere in the country. It is also thought to be one of the most ancient. Both the dance and the spectacular headdresses worn b...
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Did you know? A village named "Honey"
Believe it or not, there is a village in Mexico with the unlikely name of Honey.
Honey. This hardly sounds like a Mexican word and certainly lacks any Nahuatl or Spanish roots. Yet, in the state of Pu...
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Did you know? The world's smallest volcano is in Puebla, Mexico
The Cuexcomate volcano, in a suburb of the city of Puebla, is generally considered to be the world's smallest volcano.
The world's smallest volcano
Weighing in at an estimated 40 metric tons, i...
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Yohualichan, Puebla
Maseual Siuat Xochitajkitinij, or "Indigenous Women, Weavers of Flower," works toward the revalorization and cultural conservation of traditional handicrafts. It is also promoting equity between men an...
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Yohualichan, Puebla: A small town, but a mighty force in Cultural Conservation
Yohualichan is one of those places that, if you blink, you might miss it. Situated toward the end of a meandering cobbled road in the midst of the Sierra Norte Mountains of Puebla, the entrance to the ...
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Cholula Style Vegetable Salad: Ensalada Cholulterranea
Both types of squash used in this dish, along with pumpkin seeds and squash blossoms, are characteristic ingredients in Central Mexican cooking. If chilacayote is unavailable in your area, substitute c...
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Immigrant Cooking in Mexico Part 3: The Lebanese of Puebla
From Cholula to Chicago, taco lovers everywhere know that any taqueria that calls itself poblana, or "from Puebla," will have tacos arabes on the menu. But not everyone knows that ...
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Stuffed Grape Leaves: Tacos de Parra
In Puebla, these are most often served as small, finger-size rolls, in which case they are referred to as taquitos. Grape leaves usually come in a jar, packed in brine, and must be thoroughly rinsed...
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Mexican-Lebanese Lamb Tartare: Kebe Cruda
I had not eaten raw meat since I was growing up in New York, saying "yuck" to my father's order of steak tartare, until I tried this dish in Puebla recently. The addition of fresh chile seeds gives it ...
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Baked Kibbeh: Kebe Charola
Charola is the Spanish word for a tray or, in this case, the pan in which the kibbeh is baked. It is something like a meat loaf made with lamb, with the outer layers forming a crust to hold the meat an...
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Immigrant Cooking In Mexico - Part Two: The Italians of Chipilo
The previous column on immigrant cooking in Mexico dealt with the Mennonites of Chihuahua, a group that brought Northern and Eastern European culinary traditions to their new country. A far diff...
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Lasagna with Poblano Chiles In Cream: Lasagna con Rajas de Chile Poblano
We first saw this in a restaurant in Chipilo. If you like lasagna with white sauces, this one is a delicious change from the usual. The filling is the very Pueblan rajas con crema, poblano chile str...
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San Francisco Ixtacamaxtitlan: The conquistadors in Mexico
Prospective:
Dateline-San Francisco Ixtacamaxtitlan
September 29, l998
Part I
In February 1519 Hernan Cortez and his small army of adventurers set sail from Cuba on one of the...
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Sweet Potato Pudding: Budín de Camote
I first tasted this dish several years ago, prepared by Doña Gloria of the Hotel Bar Reforma in Cholula. It was the first time I had seen the purple-fleshed variety of sweet potatoes other than in the...
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Anchos Encurtidos: Sweet and Hot Ancho Chiles
Here in Cholula, the market ladies sell pickled sweet-and-hot chipotles known locally as " chipocludos," a recipe for which was given in this column in the February 2003 issue of Mexico Connect. This...
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On the road to becoming an authentic "poblano"
IF YOU GO
HOTELS
RESTAURANTS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
Located 60 km southeast of Mexico City about an hour and a half drive up a windin...
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Puebla: traveling the Central High Plains of Mexico
In my original booklet on traveling the Central High Plains, we traveled to Poza Rica by way of Xicotepec and La Ceiba, one of the principal routes between Mexico City and Poza Rica. Since I have used ...
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Talavera - Mexico's earthly legacy from the City Of Angels
There is no more glorious an experience or heightening of the senses than to walk through Puebla's exquisitely beautiful downtown on a sun drenched afternoon. Every building is a work of art. And every...
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