Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
This preparation hardly needs an introduction; many corn dough based antojitos ("little cravings", Mexican snacks) are filled with this delicious stew of chicharrón prensado (pressed pork cracklings) cooked in a red guajillo pepper sauce ... click on title for more
Inspired by the theme of tlaxcalli (pre-Hispanic name of corn tortillas) and Tlaxcala (place of corn tortillas), the smallest state in Mexico, I went on a quest to find blue corn flour to make a batch of tortillas at home ... click on title for more
In the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, in the municipalities of Nanacamilpa and Españita, there is El Santuario de las luciérnagas- The Firefly Sanctuary, where thousands of fireflies arrive in the summer months. Tlaxcala is the smallest state in Mexico, located in the Central region of the country; in spite of its size, Tlaxcala also has many other attractive features, rich in culture and culinary delights ... click on title for more
In the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, there are short harvesting seasons of abalone in late spring and during the month of July; fresh abalone is shucked, cleaned, and tenderized before eaten raw, or cooked in seafood platters and dishes, such as Beach Cocktail - Coctel playero ... click on title for more
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
My Slice of Mexico 