Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
For this Candlemas on February 2, and continuing with the Northern Style theme, I am sharing this recipe for red tamales, which are traditionally filled with pork in a guajillo sauce, and wrapped in corn husks ... click on title for more
The original Minguiche dish comes from the state of Michoacán, where the dish is very creamy, and has no corn. I gave it a twist by using melting instead of fresh cheese, for a very thick and rich soup, or even turn it into a delicious dip or side dish. Since we are still in corn season here in Southern Ontario, I decided to serve it with uchepos, classic tamales also from Michoacán, made with a paste of fresh corn kernels, and wrapped in their own green husks ... click on title for more
Back in 2021, I published a post explaining the origins of Candlemas (Día de la Candelaria in Spanish), why is celebrated on February 2, and why, in Mexico, food containing corn, and particularly tamales, are traditionally shared on this day. Roaming through more recent posts, I found a couple more recipes for tamales, so in this post, I am sharing the original text, with an updated list ... click on title for more
Nowadays, Día de la Candelaria celebrations in Mexico still involve church services for the blessing of candles and figurines representing baby Jesus for many people, but for the majority, it is mostly about the corn offering, namely, tamales. The variety of tamales from Yucatan includes a wide range of fillings, sauces and toppings, as well as dough preparation, different shapes, sizes and cooking methods; one of the best known nationwide is called torteados - patted - because the corn base is prepared to a thick consistency that may be applied to the wrap by patting, instead of spreading ... click on title for more
Last year, I posted a summary of my recipes for tamales, atole, and hot chocolate for Candlemas (February 2); all the recipes shared on that summary called for corn husks as wraps for the tamales, so this year, I wanted to share a recipe using banana leaves ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 