The Romans are said to have invented the culinary dish they called Flan. After hundreds of years being enjoyed by many cultures, Spain popularized flan as a sweet custard dessert made with caramelized sugar, and the Moors added citrus and almonds to the Flan. The Moors were Muslim inhabitants of Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the
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Pico de Gallo is a typical chunky salsa of Mexican cuisine. When pico de gallo is served at a Mexican dinner table, it is usually accompanied with guacamole and sour cream. And is mostly served with quesadillas, tacos, and nachos. Pico de Gallo contains less liquid as compared to other salsas while retaining the same
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Splendid Recipes and More (SRandM) present’s another post with Norma our guest blog speaker on the Tastes of Mexico. If you missed the last three conversations with Norma link here and scroll to Speaker Norma spoke May. 4-8, 2014 on the Tastes of Mexico. Today Norma is going to present some great beverages from Mexico.
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Some would that there is really no need to follow a recipe to make quesadillas, an insanely deliciously yummy and very popular Mexican dish. It’s simple right? Just top a tortilla with cheese then fold it in half and cook until the tortilla is crispy and the cheese is melted. But if you’re looking for some
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What do you know about Mexico? Will did you know there are over 50 native tongues spoken today in rural locations. Spanish is the national language of Mexico. Mexico is also the most populated Spanish-speaking country in the world. What do you know about the avocado, tomatoes, and chocolate? Descendants of the Aztecs speak a
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Mexican cuisine is a mix of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic food ingredients remain the same, or what is native to the culture, such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number
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The traditional sope is a recipe from Mexico. Through out Mexico (depending on the reign) sopes are prepared, using local ingredients and adding salsas and toppings, resulting in great regional variety. The distinctive characteristic of the sope is the pinched sides. Though there are also flat sopes resembling a thick tortilla or a tostada. The most common variation
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  We went shopping for some fruits and vegetables and I found a good watermelon. The batch of melons we were examining were from Mexico. The watermelons were all the same weight and the same shape. If your asking how is that possible, it is because we bought it at Cost Co. All of the
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