Beans: Frijoles
Ingredients:
1 Kilo (2.2 lbs) black or pinto beans
1 Large onion
1 Head of garlic - whole, unpeeled
5 Tbs of salt or to taste
How to Prepare:
Place 2 litres of water on to boil. Clean, s...
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Tacos al vapor
A delicious and authentic recipe for tacos al vapor made with chicken breasts.
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Nopales, tunas and pitayas
Spiny, tough and menacing, the cacti seem peculiar choices as culinary delights. Cacti are well known novelties among potted plant collectors and gardeners, and some cacti, such as nopales (the ...
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Cheers: La Vida en un Sorbo
Imagining Mexico without tequila is like picturing Switzerland without Chocolate or Italy without tomatos. But before the Spanish arrived, Mexico's first alcoholic beverages were created using corn and...
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Tequila, more than just a margarita
Just about an hour from Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, there's a little town (population 17,740) with a big reputation: Tequila.
Meaning "the rock that cuts" in the Nahuatl language, Tequila is...
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A connoisseur's guide to mezcal
Have a taste whenever the opportunity arises, and of whatever is being offered, if only enough to discern differences and develop a palate.
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BBQ Goat In Oaxaca: The Pomp, Ceremony And Tradition
Some say it's one of the oldest professions in Oaxaca, yet it garners little if any respect from most of the population notwithstanding the tradition and ceremony that has been its trademark for genera...
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Say Bartender, make mine tuna on the rocks
In the Bible, Jesus turns water into wine and multiplies two fishes into enough to feed 12,000 people, including women and children. Can China top that? Seems as though they're going to try.
Sun Keman...
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The five senses of Frida
Frida Kahlo was a captivating artist and an intriguing, seductive woman. If we hadn't figured that out from the many books written about her, we would certainly have gotten the point from the motion pi...
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Magnificent Mexican Papaya
Papaya… Mexican papaya… magnificent Mexican papaya… a rich orange reddish pink persimmon color, glistening in its juice. Cut it into cubes, it's pulpy flesh yielding to your tongue as you squash ...
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The Spirit Of Wine - Exploring Mexican Wine
Wine has been mankind's faithful companion since the dawn of time. The wine walks hand in hand with friendship, warm feelings, joy, nice and fruitful conversation. As Goethe put it, "Wine brings joy to...
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Mexican salsas
salsa . (Latin salsa, salted.) fem. Composition or mixture of several edible substances, diluted, made to dress or season food.
There is no doubt that the above definition was translated from...
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So, you want to try tequila?
"Oh, I don't know how Mexicans can drink something as strong as tequila!"
I've heard that remark many times, a statement not entirely in line with what is happening nowadays with our national beverage...
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Did You Know? Some tequila is priced at $225,000
I know what you're thinking:
"Tequila prices have been rising for years, but 225,000 dollars for a bottle is ridiculous!"
"Are we talking about a regular-sized bottle, or a supersized jumbo-jet full ...
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Did You Know? Tequila dates from the sixteenth century
In 1897, Carl Lumholtz, the famous Norwegian ethnologist, who spent several years living with remote Indian tribes in Mexico, found that the Huichol Indians in eastern Nayarti distilled agave juice usi...
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Did You Know? Oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico
The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente
In Mexico, vineyards and wineries exist in several states, including Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas, Querétaro, and Coahuila. Wine expe...
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Did you know? Agaves function as Mexico's 7-Elevens
Agaves can be thought of as another chain of "7-Elevens".
The numerous members of the Agave family are all native to the New World. "Agave" is derived from the Greek word "agauos" (admirable). Ag...
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Mescal
Mescal, mescaline, mescal bean, mescal button; what are they? They are all intoxicants, which was what the word mescal meant in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Today mescal generally refers to...
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Just One And I Have To Go - The Joys Of Pulque
I always like a glass of good pulque and my friend Pedro had some of the best. Once allowed only to Aztec nobles and priests, pulque is produced by cutting out the cente...
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Morelos' Exotic Foods For The Brave At Heart
Morelos' Exotic Foods for the Brave at Heart
Colorines
Zapote negro
...
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Vee's Too Easy Pozole
I came up with this recipe when I was working a lot overtime. It was so nice to come home to a house smelling of good pozole. This recipe can be done over a regular stove - just cut cooking time down t...
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A Toast To Better Wines
Mexican wines may finally be gaining ground in a centuries-old battle fraught with political, sociological and economic challenges, not to mention the usual climatic problems.
Father Hidalgo would be ...
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Refried Beans
Ingredients:
1 Kilo (2.2 lbs) black or pinto beans - cooked
10 Tbs. Oil
Chiles Gueros or wax chiles
How to Prepare:
Start by toasting the chiles over a low flame or on a comal (or griddle) u...
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Jalapeno Salsa
Ingredients:1 Kilo (2.2 lbs) Tomatoes
1 Tbsp. Marjoram
4 Peppercorns
4 Whole cloves
1 Large onion
2 Tbsp. Salt
1 12oz Jar Jalapeño chiles
2 Garlic cloves
Water
How to Prepare:C...
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Did You Know? - Vanilla
Did you know that the vanilla bean is from an aromatic orchid that originally came from Mexico?
The Academy of Sciences and Gastronomic Arts in Paris were so taken with the fruit of this orchid, that ...
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