My Slice of Mexico

My Slice of Mexico

Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada

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Category: Mexican Culture

Mexican Culture, Regional Cuisine

Smoked Fish Tacos – Sonora Style

March 13, 2020June 21, 2025by Irene8 Comments on Smoked Fish Tacos – Sonora Style
Smoked Fish Tacos – Sonora Style

The combination of flavours in this taco is just amazing, and this recipe is also appropriate if following the Christian cannons regarding abstinence from red meat during the Lenten season … click on title for more

Mexican Culture, Regional Cuisine

Fish Tacos – Baja Style

March 11, 2020February 2, 2021by Irene25 Comments on Fish Tacos – Baja Style
Fish Tacos – Baja Style

These fish tacos originated in Ensenada, in the Mexican state of Baja California. Although technically fish tacos have been around since pre-Hispanic times, the first to fry fish for tacos were some inventive people in Ensenada in the middle of the 20th century … click on title for more

Ingredients, Mexican Culture

Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce – Salsa inglesa vegetariana

March 1, 2020June 3, 2020by Irene29 Comments on Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce – Salsa inglesa vegetariana
Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce – Salsa inglesa vegetariana

To begin my quest to prepare vegetarian Worcestershire sauce back in Canada, I looked at the list of ingredients both on my bottle of Lea & Perrins™ at home, and on the photo of the Mexican “Inglesita” sauce I had taken during my last visit to Mexico … click on title for more

Ingredients, Mexican Culture

Worcestershire Sauce in Mexico

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020by Irene18 Comments on Worcestershire Sauce in Mexico
Worcestershire Sauce in Mexico

For as long as pizzerias have existed in Mexico City, Worcestershire sauce has been a staple on their tables, custom that later on went viral across the country … click on title for more

About my family, Mexican Culture

Street Food – Tacos de Asada

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020by Irene12 Comments on Street Food – Tacos de Asada
Street Food – Tacos de Asada

One thing I never did while growing up in Mexico City was to eat tacos at, or from, a street stand, but last fall, that all changed … click on title for more

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Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Hardiness zone: 6B
2023
Nova Scotia Oat Cakes (October 2022)

Gansito Cake (December 2024)

Beef and Green Chili Pepper Chimichangas (April 2026)

Chanchamitos (Fiesta Friday, December 26, 2025)

I was featured on Fiesta Friday!

Recent Posts

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  • A Tour around Beauvais and the French Taco
  • Easter Time and Timing – Of Churches and Celebrations

My Places in Mexico

Mexico City – Market
Culiacán, Sinaloa – Clay Cookware
Chichen Itza, Yucatán – El Caracol

My Mexican Heirlooms

Molcajete with Tejolote 1960s
Bowl with Still Life 2000s
Japanese Tea Set, from Bazar del Sabado 1990s

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