In Mexico, merengueros are street vendors carrying a wooden try filled with pink meringue treats, such as the ones featured in this post ... click on title for more
Street Food Meringues – Merengues
Category: Desserts
Nova Scotia Style Oatcakes (with Gluten-Free Option)
My husband and I were visiting our older daughter in Nova Scotia, Canada. I felt timorous and we almost did not make it because of Hurricane Fiona, but the stars aligned, and I was so grateful. We enjoyed an overnight visit to the west side of Cape Breton Island, and the rest of the week we took daytrips to other interesting places, where we found amazing views, learned some history and tried iconic food, such as these traditional oatcakes ... click on title for more
Chico Zapote – Sapodilla Fruit (and a No-Churn Recipe for Sorbet)
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a tropical tree originally from Southern Mexico, and parts of Central America. The fruit is considered a berry, about two inches (5 cm) in diameter, with one to six hard, dark seeds inside; when fully ripen, the taste is very sweet, unique and mild, perhaps a little like caramel. Sapodilla sorbet may be prepared in an ice cream maker, or as in this case, the fruit and other ingredients may be chilled beforehand, and then just finished in a blender ... click on title for more
Arroz con leche – Rice Pudding
"Arroz con leche" translates from Spanish as "rice with milk", and perfectly describes how easy it is to make a batch of this classic rice pudding ... click on title for more
Traditional Sweets – Cocadas Doradas
Although coconuts are not native to Mexico, but were brought after the Spanish conquest, they quickly became endemic to coastal regions, and nowadays there are many ways to cook with them. Curiously, Puebla is an inland central state with relatively cool weather, so coconuts are not cultivated there, but these sweets have been around for many years, with the recipe mostly unchanged; people in Puebla still make them commercially or at home, for the sheer pleasure of tasting their “doraditas” – “goldies” ... click on title for more
