Meat steamed in maguey leaves: Mixiotes

The word mixiotes refers to one of the most delectable dishes within the wide spectrum of Mexican cooking, as well as the wrapping used to contain these steamed individual meat stews. This wrapping, also known as a mixiote, is the outermost layer of a maguey leaf, called a penca. (Maguey is the century plant, a succulent from which the Mexican alcoholic […]

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A Mother’s Day breakfast, Mexican style: Día de las Madres

Here in Mexico, the month of May brings many holidays: Workers’ Day (3rd), Cinco de Mayo (5th), Teachers’ Day (15th), and the day set aside to honor Mamá, Mother’s Day, always celebrated on May 10. Mexicans observe Día de las Madres wholeheartedly and enthusiastically. Cynical comments about another “Hallmark holiday” and complaints about retailers’ ad campaigns are not heard here. Instead, the […]

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US Consular Services In Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Non Emergency Services United States Consular Office – Guadalajara Address: 175 Progreso Guadalajara, 44100 Jalisco, Mexico Web Site: https://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/Guadalajara.htm Entrance: For American Citizen Services & Federal Benefits: – Lopez Cotilla For Non-Immigrant Visas – Libertad Telephone: (3) 825-2700 or (3) 825-2998 Hours of Service: General telephone response: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Passports and Citizenship: 8:00 am to […]

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Perico rompope, an artisanal rompope from Yahualica, Mexico © Daniel Wheeler, 2011

Rompope: Mexico’s Holiday Season Beverage

Rompope, or “Mexican eggnog,” is one version of the many combinations of egg, milk, sugar and spirits that are traditionally used to toast the winter holidays in Europe and the Americas. English eggnog, a descendent of the milk and sherry combination called posset, German biersuppe made with beer, Puerto Rican coquito made with coconut milk, Peruvian biblia con pisco made with pisco brandy, and […]

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