What constitutes “real” Mexican food? Is it the ingredients? Is it the technique? My first introduction to Mexican food (in Australia) as a child (so we’re talking the late 1970’s here) was through the Old El Paso brand. Now, although certainly not from the heart of México, this range of products was created in its northern reaches in land that (politically speaking) was once Mexican … Continue reading Vitamina T : Totopos and the Chilaquil
See also my Post :“Cultural” Appropriation of Cuisines? for another aspect of this. What is authentic Mexican (1) food? In my mind it is the food cooked in the homes, by the people. Restaurant food is one aspect of a cultures food but it is a distorted aspect. Just as I don’t eat at a café or restaurante every day for every meal nor does … Continue reading Authentic Mexican Food?
Comida callejera is very popular in Mexico and is enjoyed by people of all social classes. This food is produced by home cooks and it is not unusual to see businessmen standing in line with the working classes and indigenous locals waiting for a dose of vitamin T. The quality of the food is measured by the length of the queue and people will travel … Continue reading Masa, Tortillas and Vitamin T
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