Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
West African ingredients and recipes have become part of the regional cuisine in the township of Yanga, and of all of the modern state of Veracruz. In particular, this one-pot rice and seafood dish ... click on title for more
To finish this leap-year February and Black History Month, I chose a traditional stew from the Mexican state of Guerrero, which has clear North-western African influences, with the use of dry fruit, spices and plantain, and New World mestizo notes from the use of tomatoes, potatoes, pickled peppers, and pineapple ... click on title for more
The origins of "Frijol con Puerco" - Beans with Pork, shed some light on the true social role of Afro-Yucatecans during colonial times ... click here for more
My Slice of Mexico 