One word to describe MĂ©xico: foodâïž
Ok, you can find food and good food in many parts of the world, but MĂ©xico is the only place Iâve been to where GOOD food is present in every single corner 24/7. From the ladies cooking enchiladas in their garage, to taquero frying tacos in a stand in the middle of the road, to the restaurant selling pozole blanco at midnight. Even the dead return to the land of the living once a year to eat their favorite food.
The gastronomical food tradition of MĂ©xico isnât new, pre-Hispanic cultures ate chapulines (grasshoppers), escamoles (antâs eggs) and guacamole. With the arrival of the Spanish, food traditions mixed and one of my favorite dishes in the world appeared, mole, a sauce that can take up to 48 hours to prepare and that has its origins in Iran via Al Andalus.
History of food is also so interesting! Did you know that tacos al pastor were invented by the Lebanese community that moved to MĂ©xico in the 19th century? Since they didnât have enough ...
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