Mexico Cooks

15/09/2022

In Mexico’s agricultural history, the milpa is the pillar that sustains us. Why is this agricultural method is crucial to understanding not only Mexico’s past, but also its present and future.

01/09/2022

27/08/2022

Thalía Barrios García, chef and cocinera tradicional (traditional cook) and head of the kitchens at both of her restaurants: Levadura de Olla and La Cocina de Humo, both located in...

04/06/2022

Mexico's summer always gives us an abundance of flor de calabaza (squash flowers) to be used in the kitchen. Prepared as sopa de guias (squash vine soup), quesadillas, or stuffed...

29/05/2022

A large portion of Mexico City's Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Valvanera, Calle República de Uruguay #36, is given over to the veneration of San Charbel Makhlouf, a 19th...

21/05/2022

Piled high in every town's market, locally grown strawberries sell all year 'round in parts of Michoacán, Guanajuato, and Jalisco. Mexico Cooks! photographed these at a daily outdoor market in...

14/05/2022

Originally published in 2009, today's article offers some very special Michoacán food.

Seasonal chiles en nogada (stuffed chiles poblanos in walnut sauce) were the most popular item at the Pátzcuaro food show one September quite a few years ago. Pátzcuaro has just...

07/05/2022

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A late-19th century image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Queen of Mexico and Patroness of the Americas. She's everyone's mother. There's a saying in Mexico: "No todos somos católicos,...

01/05/2022

Morelia's 2009 Festival del Torito de Petate starred "El Michoacano" featuring as its theme Morelia's own Fuente Las Tarascas (the Tarascan fountain on Av. Madero). The huge creations were originally...

23/04/2022

Originally published on May 9, 2009, this article takes us to the annual all-Michoacán Tianguis Artesanal Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday Artisans' Fair) in Uruapan, Michoacán. The 2022 fair opened...

16/04/2022

Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the procession was shown in a different format via virtual transmission. Like many virtual events during the pandemic, a virtual...

26/02/2022

In late October just a few years ago, Mexico Cooks! went to the Mercado de Jamaica specifically to find flowers and decorative items to build a home altar for the...

12/02/2022

Lots of people are like Mexico Cooks! when it comes to cookbooks. We own hundreds of them, but actually cook from very few. For well over a year, I read...

05/02/2022

I know we're a few days late to celebrate February 2nd, the Feast of La Candelaria, but it's important: in Mexico, this date is the end of the Christmas season!...

29/01/2022

I wrote and first published this article in 2010, in response to inquiries from readers who were confused about other authors' articles about "What is authentic Mexican food?" The subject...

22/01/2022

Back by popular demand! So many Mexico Cooks! fans ask questions about what we eat at mealtimes--and when exactly DO we eat? This is the third week in our three-part...

22/01/2022

Back by popular demand! So many Mexico Cooks! fans ask questions about what we eat at mealtimes--and when exactly DO we eat? Last week, this week and next week, we'll...

22/01/2022

Back by popular demand! So many Mexico Cooks! fans ask questions about what we eat at mealtimes--and when exactly DO we eat? This week and for the next two weeks,...

22/01/2022

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In Mexico and some other Latin American countries, women wear yellow underwear on New Year's Eve to bring good luck and wealth in the year to come. Red underwear (this...

22/01/2022

Mexico's fragrant, delicious ponche navideño--Christmas punch, served hot. Loaded with seasonal fruits and sweet spices, it's a do-not-miss at our Christmas festivities and is often served throughout the winter season,...

22/01/2022

The block-long portion of Calle Moctezuma in Colonia Guerrero where the restaurant sits is just off Av. Reforma. It's right there in plain sight, but where? Mexico Cooks!' taxi driver...

22/01/2022

The actual tilma (cape-like garment made of woven maguey cactus fiber) worn by San Juan Diego when he first saw Our Lady of Guadalupe, in December 1531. The framed tilma...

22/01/2022

Tamales Oaxaca style, wrapped in banana leaves. These tamales, prepared in the kitchen at Restaurante Las 15 Letras in Oaxaca, were filled with armadillo meat. They were absolutely delicious. When...

23/10/2021

The area around Lake Pátzcuaro, in the state of Michoacán, bursts into wildflower bloom in late September, just as the rainy season is ending here. The flowers are naturalized wild...

02/10/2021

It occurred to me earlier this week to re-publish this Mexico Cooks! article, originally published in 2007, when I read an article in the New York Times about a beautifully...

18/09/2021

Close to the northern edge of the Tierra Caliente, outside Etúcuaro, Michoacán, there's a well-hidden vinata (mezcal-making setup)--it's just beyond this field of cupreata maguey. To get there, you need...

11/09/2021

Padre Miguel Hidalgo, whose 1810 cry for freedom from Spain set in motion the fight for what is now Mexico's independence. His original estandarte (banner) bearing a likeness of Nuestra...

04/09/2021

Last week, we talked extensively about sopa seca de arroz--Mexican 'dry soup' made of rice. Today, take a look at this menu from a fonda (a small, family-run restaurant) serving...

28/08/2021

El Portalito, a typical but larger-than-average fonda in Colonia La Condesa, Mexico City. Mexico Cooks! was a frequent customer for the comida corrida it served prior to the massive earthquake...