Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
While peeling a batch of fresh corn at home last week, I found one ear that had a peculiar grey-blackish mass at the tip; it was a small clump of corn smut, maybe a blight in many countries, but a delicacy in Mexico ...
In addition to the popular beer, there is a mountain, as well as a river, an American hamlet and a Mexican city and municipality, all called Tecate … click on title for more
Mantecadas are a type of Mexican sweet bread, similar to the American muffin, and named after a pastry from Astorga, in Spain … click on title for more
After making tlayudas, artisan tortillas from Oaxaca, as shown in my previous post, preparing them is very simple. For vegetarian option, omit salted meat (tasajo) … click on title for more
I have received a couple of comments related to a series in honour of my late mom, from people who have lived in the Mexican state of Coahuila, more specifically, in Agujita, my mom's birthplace. One of them lamented that the posts were not written in Spanish, so I decided to translate the three-part series … click on title for more
