I have left the appetizer from my fusion menu last, because I think it was the best part ... click on title for more
Sonora Style Calamari with Lime Aioli
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Coyotas – Sweet Pastries from Northern Mexico
Coyota is a type of wheat pastry created in Northern Mexico; there is some consensus that the pastries were named after the young dark-skinned women (coyotas) who used to sell them on the streets of Seris, a municipality that now is part of Hermosillo, the capital city of the Mexican state of Sonora. Coyotas are formed with two discs of wheat dough, pressed together to contain a sweet filling in between ... click on title for more
Dogos – Sonora Style Hotdogs
Hotdogs made their way to Northern Mexico across the American border. In the state of Sonora, the modern Sonora style hotdog, called dogo sonorense, took off in the 1980s, with unique additions and extra toppings ... click on title for more
Yoreme – Mexico’s North-Western Indigenous Communities
The Yoreme (also known as Mayo, Yaqui or Yoeme) are an indigenous group located mainly in the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and to a smaller extent, Durango and Chihuahua, as well as a community in Arizona, in the United States. These communities remain connected through their common ancestry and religion, which is based on a syncretism of Catholicism as assimilated from the Jesuit missions, and their beliefs; they have remained faithful to the Catholic religion to this day, and most of their celebrations are centred around the Christian calendar, such as Christmas, Lent and very prominently, Holy Week and Easter ... click on title for more
Irish Heritage and Two Cheese Soups
Álvaro Obregón Salido, a general during the Mexican Revolution War, and 46th president of Mexico (1920-1924) was born in Siquisiva, a small community near Alamos, Sonora. It is said that his grandfather was an Irish immigrant named O'Brien, who worked in the railroads, and that Alvaro's father, Francisco, changed their name to Obregón. As a homage to President Obregón's place of birth, and as a nod to his Irish ancestry, a traditional recipe from Sonora is compared to a dish with Irish ingredients ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 