Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
In an informal context, salsa macha translates as “brave sauce”, and applies here in the sense that it is extremely strong and spicy; it would probably also raise a challenge of only those being machos/machas themselves, or “brave to the extreme” being able to eat it. However, a nice feature of this recipe is that levels of spiciness, smokiness, sweetness, etc. may be controlled by choosing different peppers … click on title for more
For May 5th (Cinco de Mayo), I am preparing a full menu featuring recipes from places that had an important role in this episode of Mexican History. There are two questions I frequently get asked about Cinco de Mayo: 1) Why is it celebrated so much outside Mexico? And 2) Do you have any good Margarita recipes? I will start with the first question, and over the next few posts, make my way to the second... click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 