mexican guisados
Guisados are dishes found worldwide, as they’re the easiest way to cook whatever ingredients you have on hand. In Mexican […]
Tatemado: Smoke and Aroma in Mexican Cuisine
Tatemado is a Mexican cooking technique where ingredients are roasted directly over the fire, to char them, giving them a
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Quelites – Mexico’s Wild Flavor Carriers
Recently, I discovered the official recipe book “Recetario de cocina tradicional indígena Los Quelites” – a real treasure trove of
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The Diversity of Corn: Foundation of the Mexican Tortilla (Part 3)
In the previous parts, we learned about various corn varieties used for traditional Mexican tortillas. In this part, we focus
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The Diversity of Corn: Foundation of the Mexican Tortilla (Part 2)
In the first part, we learned about the most common corn varieties for tortillas: white, yellow, and blue corn. Now
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The Diversity of Corn: Foundation of the Mexican Tortilla (Part 1)
The soul of an authentic tortilla lies in the corn variety from which it is made. Mexico, the birthplace of
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Cooking with Fresh Chilis
I was never a big fan of spicy food – the salsa for my tacos was enough heat for me,
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Why Mexico Has No Salad Culture (And Yet Creates Green Wonders)
Anyone who’s been to a Mexican family celebration knows the phenomenon: while tacos, tamales, and pozole disappear in record time,
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Dulces Enchilados: Mexico’s Sweet-Spicy Tradition
Dulces enchilados are much more than traditional Mexican sweets – they represent the Mexican philosophy that sweet and spicy can
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5 spicy tamales you may not know yet
Get ready for some surprising discoveries in the second part of this delicious journey. If you thought you already knew
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