Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
The FIFA World Cup 2022 continues. For Mexico's games during the first phase of the cup, I have tried to find dishes from each opponent, with similar ingredients as a traditional Mexican dish; I then prepared one batch of each, and they were tested by my family, next to each other. From the results of the culinary match, I am making predictions for the outcome of the corresponding soccer game. Next, Mexico will be playing against Argentina ... click on title for more
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2022 has started in hosting country, Qatar, in spite of the many controversies regarding change of season due to climate conditions, ban of alcohol at stadiums, and very disturbingly, human rights violations. I do not follow soccer at all, but the World Cup is sort of imprinted into every Mexican’s brain, so we all are soccer fans at least every four years. Mexico is in Group C with Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. I have tried to find dishes from each opponent, with similar ingredients as a traditional Mexican dish; I then prepared one batch of each, and they were tested by my family, next to each other. From the results of the culinary match, I am making predictions for the outcome of the corresponding soccer game. First match: Mexico vs Poland ... click on title for more
Durango is a North-western Mexican state; most of the landscape in Durango is mountainous and densely forested, but there are also valleys and semi-desertic regions. A unique dish from this state is Gallinas Borrachas ("Tipsy" Hens) ... click on title for more
This recipe, which calls for both wine and grapes, comes from the state of Aguascalientes, where there is not only a vast wine production, but also a spread of table grape vineyards ... click on title for more
For this daytrip, we headed northwest from Halifax to Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Valley ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 