History – My Slice of Mexico

History Tidbit – A Revolution War Story

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022by Irene5 Comments

The Anniversary of the onset of the Mexican Revolution War is celebrated every year on November 20; started in 1910, it was a complicated conflict, which involved not only the deposition of a "long-term president" (read: dictator), but several conspiracies that led to a cruel civil war, with the rise and fall of many political and military characters for more than a decade, even after the promulgation on the Constitution of 1917. One of the most prominent figures was Francisco "Pancho" Villa, born in 1878 in Río Grande, in the Mexican state of Durango ... click on title for more

History

Quintana Roo – A Story of Law and Independence

September 15, 2022September 23, 2022by Irene12 Comments

Quintana Roo is one of Mexico's youngest states, named after a sometimes unsung hero of the Mexican Independence War ... click on title for more

History, Ingredients, International Topics

Filipino-Mexican Culinary and Cultural Exchange

May 15, 2022May 22, 2022by Irene8 Comments

The month of May is recognized as Asian Heritage month in Canada; this time, I am writing about the Filipino-Mexican connection, and sharing a recipe from the Philippines, Adobong Sitaw with Chicharon, which could almost be Mexican ... click on title for more

History, main course, Regional Cuisine

Mixmole – Fish in Red (or Green) Sauce

November 9, 2021November 15, 2021by Irene4 Comments

The town of Mixquic, in the valley of Central Mexico, has preserved many features of its pre-Hispanic aquatic culture, and one of the dishes that has survived since then is mixmole, a fish stew in red or green sauce ... click on title for more

History, International Topics

O Kanata

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021by Irene24 Comments

To acknowledge the First Nations as the original inhabitants of Canada, we have to go no further than to remember that even the country’s name has a First Nations origin, coming directly from the Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata or canada, meaning “settlement”, “village” or simply “land” ... click on title for more