Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Traditionally machaca is meat that has been sundried, cooked and pounded into small pieces, and is often sold packaged for a long shelf life. To prepare it at home when dried machaca is not available, fresh meat may be cooked first, shredded, and then allowed to partially dry by frying in a pan, while being pounded … click on title for more
Another restaurant I had the chance to visit in Culiacan with my sister and brother in-law was “La Pitahaya Redonda”. This is a curious name, but it probably comes from the widespread interpretation of the etymology of the word “Sinaloa” by Eustaquio Buelna, a historian and politician born in Mocorito, Sinaloa in the mid 1800s … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 