Though “seasonal” fruits and vegetables are often available all year around, there are certain ones that lend themself to warmer temperatures and cool evening breezes. If you’re looking to add some Mexican influence to your spring cooking, take a look through some of Vallarta Eats suggested preparations: Vegetables Nopal: The prickly pear cactus, is a […]
Puerto Vallarta — and Mexico for that matter — has a long tradition of great and delicious street food. One of the dishes that best represents the home state of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, is Birria. Birria is a wonderful traditional Mexican dish, originally made with goat meat, but now can be found made with beef, […]
The ancient Mexica prepared the pozole with meat of the captives sacrificed in some festivals, mainly dedicated to Our Lord the Flayed, Xipe Totec. During the holidays, many of us have the opportunity to enjoy the delicious typical Mexican cuisine. Among some of the dishes we like to eat are the birria, pambazos, enchiladas, carnitas. […]
“Its yellow flesh was made of yellow corn and white corn; the arms and legs of man were made with maize dough. The flesh of our ancestors is made with corn” Popol Vuh, the Book of the Council, where the origin of the Mayan life is narrated. From the inexpensive basket of tacos to the most […]
Vanilla was already highly valued in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica (especially in Mexico) and was introduced into Europe by Spanish conquistadors, extending to the rest of the world later. The history of vanilla is associated with that of chocolate. Its origin is Mexican. Before the Mexicas, and the Mayans, enriched with vanilla their thick drink made with […]
Chiles! Chile names in Mexico can be a conundrum… Pretty much every region of Mexico has it own commonly used chile. Some are big and fat like the chile ancho, some are black, some are small and some are little. Each part of Mexico may use a different name for the same chile. So when […]