Because food and beverage play an important role in our culture, I discuss some of the most relevant drinks and traditional dishes in Mexican cuisine.
If there is an acclaimed recipe in Guadalajara Jalisco, it is Carne en su Jugo. This beef-type of broth is excellent as a main dish, always accompanied by corn tortillas and a cold beer.
The memela is a variant of the tortilla but more elongated. Its origin is Mesoamerican and comes from the word “tlaxcalmimilli,” which means long tortilla.
Jumiles are not only eaten but mostly venerated in Taxco Guerrero, as they are believed to be deceased relatives who come to visit.
Believe it or not, it took me many years to discover and taste Tlacoyos. So delicious and nutritious due to its main ingredients, which involve blue corn, black beans, cheese, and nopales.
The Chimichanga is a popular northern dish famous for its flavor, easy production, and funny name. These fried burritos and their name come from…
The cantarito drink is a very popular and iconic cocktail in Mexico. Refreshing, sweet, citrusy, and smooth, a beverage very similar to the Paloma cocktail…
Tejate is a pre-Hispanic drink from the valley of Oaxaca that is made with cocoa, corn, mamey bone, and rosita de cacao, a white edible flower with a pleasant aroma and sweet flavor…
Growing up as a child, I became a big fan of two of my favorite breakfast dishes, chilorio and machaca. Although I was born and raised in Guadalajara, my mother is from Sinaloa, hence, my love for these foods.
Birria and barbacoa consist mainly of cooking lamb or goat. But do you know how to distinguish these two classic Mexican dishes? Read more…
Although I’m sure you’ve heard or tried mezcal before, pechuga mezcal it’s a different ball game.
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