Culinary Tradition

Uno de los aspectos más únicos de la cultura mexicana es la cocina. Todas las tradiciones aquí giran en torno de ella. Alrededor de la comida, familias y comunidades se reunen para celebrar, llevar luto, o simplemente estar juntos un ratito y compartir sus vidas. Voy a probar a notar todas las comidas que encuentro, y tomar una foto de las más interesantes para que puedan compartir también Uds. en la tradición culinaria mexicana.

One of the most interesting aspects of Mexican culture is its food Almost all of the traditions here revolve around food and the sharing of meals. Around the table families and communities unite to celebrate, mourn or simply be together and share their lives for a little while. I am going to try to take note of all of the food I encounter here, and take pictures of the most interesting so that you too can share Mexico's culinary tradition.

Uno degli aspetti più interessanti della cultura messicana e' il cibo. Il cibo fa parte di quasi tutte le tradizioni qua. Intorno al tavolo le famiglie e le communita' si une per celebrare, lamentare o semplicemente per passare un po' di tempo insieme. Quest' estate vorrei annotare i cibi che incontro e fare una foto dei più interessanti perché pure voi potete fare parte della tradizione culinarie messicana.

The menu so far:

1. Potato and tuna patty
2. Atole with chocolate
3. Pan bimbo
4. Pan dulce. Mexican sweet bread
5. Chupete de piña y pimiento. A lollipop made of pineapple and, of course, chili pepper
6. Carrots and garlic... with chili pepper
7. Hot chocolate and bread with anise (the first food distributed at a funeral, no matter what time of day)
8. Egg omelet in tomato sauce
9. Corn tortillas soaked in black bean soup
10. Tamales with black beans
11. Michelada- a Corona with 3 types of hot pepper sauce. I found it rather gross, but they assure me I just didn't try the right one.
12. Enchiladas en salsa verde. Pork soaked in a green soup.
13. Cheese: quesillo (queso de hebras) and queso panela, which is the traditional cheese from oaxaca.
14. Estufado. A yellow mole with chicken, eaten the day of a funeral.
15. Mole verde. Eaten on the one year anniversary of a death.
16. Higadito. A egg and liver omelet
17. Nieve de nueces y de tuna. A Mexican ice cream, rather like an Italian ice. I tried one made of walnuts, and Antonio tried one made of tuna, which is not a fish, rather the fruit that comes from a cactus.
18. Sangre de chivo. Goat's blood
19. Tacos de chivo. Tacos made with goat meat and avocado
20. Taquitos de puerco. The best tacos you will ever try.
21. Papaya
22. Atole blanco
23. Te verde
24. Pasta con salsa picante (tomato sauce with chili pepper)
25. Rollitos fritos. Fried rolls with meat inside
26. Pastries