Tlayudas: A Oaxacan Street Food Success Story

Tlayudas: A Oaxacan Street Food Success Story

    Second only to dark chocolaty mole negro, tlayudas are without a doubt the principal, uniquely Oaxacan, culinary seduction, renowned throughout Mexico. While eaten virtually any time of day or night, tlayudas are more typically consumed late evenings,...
Tiritas – Mexican Fish Strips

Tiritas – Mexican Fish Strips

  My discovery of tiritas happened a while ago, when my Mexican partner said on a Sunday morning, “I want to take you to eat tiritas today.”   I had never heard the word and didn’t know what they were.   “They’re fish stripes.” Yes, he said “stripes.”...
The Rich History of Mezcal In Mexico

The Rich History of Mezcal In Mexico

  Perhaps the story of distillation and mezcal in Mexico begins with the arrival of the Spanish during The Conquest in the first quarter of the 1500s. Or with Filipino seamen in the Manila galleon trade who reached the country’s western shores that same century....
The Flavors of Mexico; Zapotec Cuisine

The Flavors of Mexico; Zapotec Cuisine

Abigail Mendoza, the famous cook of the zapotec   She is going to receive you with a smile, like it or not. She and her sisters serve at Tlamanalli, a small zapotec restaurant- kitchen in Teotitlán del Valle, 35 km of Oaxaca. Her kitchen is gorgeous, a powerhouse...
Guidelines for Safe Eating in Oaxaca

Guidelines for Safe Eating in Oaxaca

    Street Food   Street food is okay; you can drink the water in restaurants; salads are safe; and you can even ask for ice in your Coke. There. I’ve said it. But of course there’s more, and expanded explanations are warranted.   So here they are,...