A waiter comes toward with steaming hot tortillas and puts it before you on a beautiful Talavera plate. And you assume that because they seem so simple, that it is just grilled dough. Wrong. Tortilla making is a science, literally– a lot like titration, and distillation (for tequila), nixtamalization is the process of adding theContinue reading “Tortillas, Down to a Science”
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Remember to Pack Your Mexican Food
In a 2016 interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Salma Hayek, a native of Coatzacoalcos, said: “There’s one part of my house(s) that actually does not go from country to country, and that is the kitchen. It’s always Mexican.” To note Hayek has houses across the globe, and the first thing she does before she goes anywhereContinue reading “Remember to Pack Your Mexican Food”
Mexican-(insert different country here) Food
Roti quesadillas, Naan and tortillas… wait, is this Mexican food or Indian food? Well during the late 1800’s and early 1900s Punjabi men immigrated to the United States for work. By 1917 there was an immigration Act that prevented mostly Asians from coming into the country. Therefore, it left Punjabi men in places like YubaContinue reading “Mexican-(insert different country here) Food”
Cultural Appropriation
The essence of Mexican food is the idea of “coming from scratch” and not some commercialized food that is mass-produced, like Taco Bell or Chipotle. Even though it may be hard to find the original ingredients in America, like maize (ground corn), it’s the care and passion that goes into the food that it theContinue reading “Cultural Appropriation”
Authentic Taqueria Only 