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A Very Traditional Mexico City Holiday Menu

by Irene

In Mexico, the month of December is full of celebrations; it starts on December 12 with the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, followed by seven days of las posadas, literally, “The Inns”, celebrated from December 16 until Christmas Eve, which recreate the journey of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph to Bethlehem, seeking a benign inn-keeper who would allow them to spend the night.  Christmas Eve usually features a late evening family meal, and Christmas Day, either a turkey lunch with all the glitter and trimmings, or simply a delicious meal of “recalentado” – reheated leftovers from the night before.  In Central Mexico, especially in Mexico City, el recalentado is always welcome because the dishes are mainly soups or stews, so the flavours keep maturing and developing.  The following is a good example of a traditional Mexico City Style Christmas Eve  Menu (click on highlighted titles for stories and recipes:

A Very Traditional Mexico City Holiday Menu

Christmas Eve Salad – Ensalada de Nochebuena

Christmas Eve Salad

Assorted Savoury Tamales – Tamales de sabores

000 Savoury Tamales My Slice of Mexico

White Hominy Soup – Pozole Blanco

pozole with toppings

Mexico City Style Cod Stew – Bacalao estilo CDMX016 serve with crusty buns and tortillasMexican Patties and Vegetables in Red Mole – Revoltijo

000 Vegetarian Revoltijo

Dusty Cookies with Nuts – Polvorones de nuez

009 polvorones de nuez

Mexican Christmas Punch – Ponche navideño

000 mugs of ponche

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone who kindly stops by my blog, and their loved ones, all the best for this holiday season. 

Whether celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, already celebrated a major holiday, or observe none, please receive my most sincere wishes for joyful memories, love, health, and especially hope for peace around the orb!

 

19 thoughts on “A Very Traditional Mexico City Holiday Menu”

  3. Oh Irene, what a feast for the eyes and to see all of these wonderful dishes, and again, why do I look at your posts before breakfast 🙄 😋
    Thank you for being a Ragtag regular with the most yummy posts 🙂 🙂

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    1. ¡Feliz Navidad, Eilene!

      Nice of you to notice! My daughters and I take turns choosing the theme of the tree; it is my older daughter ‘s turn, and she chose “Dark Academia” . The ornament near the top is a fluffy owl, and there are also clear orbs with samples of Flora and Fauna, lichen-like shapes, and the ribbon is supposed to be parchment, As my daughter described it “odd with just the right level of hideous ” 😂

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