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Mex-Appeal
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 1:11 in Uncategorized |
Mex Appeal This article originally appeared in “Food & Wine” and can also be viewed at http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/mex-appeal With jungles, waterfalls and one of Mexico’s best regional cuisines, little-known Veracruz is a great adventure. By Zarela Martinez When I visited Veracruz... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria Oaxaca and Sunset Park, New York style (Spanish version follows)
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 0:34 in Special Days |
When I was doing research for my book the Food and Life of Oaxaca, I happened to make a trip there in the winter and immediately went to the market. My first stop was my favorite counter where they... (Continue reading)
Tomatillos
Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 17:45 in Ingredients |
Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) is known in Mexico as tomate verde (green tomato), tomate de cascara (husk tomato), and miltomate, though it is not a tomato at all. In actuality it is related to the Cape gooseberry and American ground cherry.... (Continue reading)
Puebla de los Angeles
Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 16:02 in Uncategorized |
The Mexico Tourism Board has just put out a series of videos on different states and, while the images are beautiful, the text doesn’t really capture the essence of some of the places that I know, and the narration makes... (Continue reading)
Where my friends and I eat in Mexico City
Written on 19 Jan, 2009 at 23:55 in Mexico City |
I’m constantly being asked where I eat in Mexico City and I’m often embarrassed to say that I tend to go to the same places. So last time I was in the City, I asked my friends to let... (Continue reading)
The African Face Of Veracruz
Written on 19 Jan, 2009 at 18:09 in Traditions & Culture |
When Hernan Cortes first landed in Mexico in 1519, he brought with him an African slave he’d bought in Cuba. Thousands more would follow in the coming centuries, forever changing the face, the rhythms and the flavor of Mexico.... (Continue reading)
Tamales by Zarela Martinez for the Slowfood Guide for New York
Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 0:21 in Cooking, Traditions & Culture |
Tamales by Zarela Martinez It makes me inordinately happy to pick up the phone at Zarela and hear somebody ask, “What’s the tamale of the day?” It wouldn’t have happened when we opened fifteen years ago, because people thought all... (Continue reading)
Festival Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, singer, and Frida Kahlo’s Doctor
“Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Festival, Alamos, Sonora Since 1984 this festival has been held in honor of Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado (singer of popular music and physician to Frida Kahlo). This 9 day celebration hosts a variety of exhibitions, dance... (Continue reading)
Chocolate, Cacao Beans, more Chocolate
I get more questions about traditional Mexican techniques and ingredients such as corn, corn masa and chocolate than any others so I’m posting a few of the most interesting Ask Zarela questions and answers regarding the “drink of the gods.”... (Continue reading)
Huitlacoche – Corn Fungus
Written on 5 Jan, 2009 at 1:36 in Cooking, Ingredients |
Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche (Ustilago maydis) is corn smut, a type of fungus that invades the growing ears of corn, causing the kernels to swell into gray or blue-black masses. Farmers take vigilant measures against it in the United States, and... (Continue reading)
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