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tortilla- thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour taco- a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling burrito- a flour tortilla folded around a filling tostada- a crisp flat tortilla frijoles refritos,refried beans- dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various...
What is Mexican Corn? This Mexican corn-on-the-cob recipe is also called ‘Elote’. Elote (pronounced eh-loh-tay) is the Spanish word for both an ear of corn and a common method of cooking it. After grilling, the corn is topped with butter, Mexican crema, mayonnaise, lime, cotija ch...
I love that this Mexican Street Corn Chicken Soup can be prepared a day or two in advance and gets even tastier as the flavors have a chance to meld and marry. That makes it perfect for busy weeknights, entertaining and quick meals on the run. Omit the chicken and you've got a fanta...
My friend Gwyneth Doland writes in her book, Tantalizing Tamales: Although we don’t know for sure the exact origin of tamales we can see from pots and carvings that, for the ancient Mayans, tamales were their daily bread. (The word comes from the Nahuatl tamalii and tamal is the corre...
Kuxé located in the Greenwich Village, is an authentic fonda named after the indigenous Totonac Mexican (a group that was native to Puebla) word for corn. We celebrate the roots, traditions, and childhood upbringings of those who work in the restaurant.
Chocolate’s history in Mexico goes back about 4,000 years, with the Olmec language giving us the word “cacao”. Ancient sites contain remnants of chocolate drinks in jars, and ancient glyph carvings show the beans. The Maya fermented cacao, mixed it with corn, honey and chili, and drank...
In southern Nigeria, for instance, Igbo tribesmen participated in wrestling matches held every eighth day throughout the three months of the rainy season; hard-fought contests, it was thought, persuaded the gods to grant abundant harvests of corn (maize) and yams. Among the Diola of the ...
Corn in its natural organic state is very nutritious for you. The vitamins and minerals in corn have all sorts of benefits from lung health, to preventing birth defects to reducing stress levels in the body. Several cultures have been able to thrive on the use of corn as their main grain...