Just about anyone who has read cooking columns, culinary magazines or cookbooks in recent years has come upon the term “slow food” or “the Slow Food movement.” But what exactly is the Slow Food movement and how does it apply to Mexico, which has been chosen as the host country for this year’s International Slow […]
Continue ReadingPossibly no other country in the world has as many festivals, fairs and feast days as Mexico. National holidays, religious holidays and people’s santos (saints’ days) are all celebrated with gusto, as are the observances of the patron saints of virtually every city, town and pueblito. The santoral, or calendar of saints’ days, is so crowded with names […]
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At this time of year, whether you find yourself warming up with a hearty soup or stew in the cool Mexican highlands, or enjoying a fish taco on a winter beach vacation on one of the country’s coasts, chances are that your meal will contain cabbage. From the Central Mexican stew called puchero — which uses a […]
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The state of Zacatecas is part of the Northern Mexico Region, along with the states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosí. The state has an area of 75,200 square kilometers and a population of 1.7 million (2017). The state capital is the beautiful colonial city of Zacatecas, noted for its […]
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The state of Chihuahua is part of the Northern Mexico Region, along with the states of Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico in land area: 247,087 square kilometers (95,401 square miles). The state capital is the city of Chihuahua (2020 population: 1.1 million). Ciudad […]
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The state of San Luis Potosí is part of the Northern Mexico Region, along with the states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas. The state capital, also named San Luis Potosí, has numerous tourist attractions, including its superb colonial architecture and several fine museums. The coat-of-arms of the state of San Luis […]
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