Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Pepito is the diminutive of Pepe, the most common nickname for the also very common Spanish name of José. Pepito is a generic name used in old time jokes involving a precocious boy and has also been adopted as the name of a steak sandwich … click on title for more
A very traditional dish to serve during both the Lenten and the Advent/Christmas seasons in Mexico is called “Revoltijo”, which literally translates as “jumble.” It might be a somewhat labour-intensive process to prepare each of the individual components, but then - as its name indicates - it is just a matter of adding everything to the pot, for a delicious jumble of textures and flavours … click on title for more
Birotes salados are crusty buns with no flavourings or aromatics (other than salt in some cases), but with a unique chewy crumb, which are said to be possible to bake exclusively in the Mexican state of Jalisco and, even more specifically, the region around its capital city, Guadalajara … click on title for more
I would like to thank Sgeoil for nominating me for this challenge; I always enjoy Seoil's blog, featuring evoking poetry and prose, and excellent photography. And also a special thank you for the engaging Monday Ragtag-Daily-Prompts. The rules are simple: 1 Thank the person who nominated you. 2 Share one of your favorite song/lyrics one [...]
My Slice of Mexico 