Mexican Culinary Diversity and Haute Cuisine Culture
Mexican Cuisine and Food Culture
Mexican cuisine was originated in 19th century in the regions of South America and Central America. The
Mexican Food Culture and cuisine has been derived from South American and
Spanish foods. This combination cuisine started developing after European states started colonizing the continent of America. The traditional
Mexican Cuisine at all times was highly influenced by the various cultures that crossed this beautiful country which were the native Mexican cultures of Aztec and Mayan people, the Spanish and French conquistadors and lastly the Americans. Mexican cooking has the essence of all these cultures.
Mexican cuisine is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world and its main meal begins with a soup course, known as assopa aguada. The next course includes a rice or pasta preparation, known assopa seca. The
traditional Mexican meals consist of the beans, rice, fresh tortillas and fresh vegetables. The main dish includes pork, chicken or beef, which is served along with beans. Most traditional
Mexican Recipes include quesadillas, salsas, guacamole, burritos, tostadas, tacos, fajitas and enchiladas. Chilies, tomatoes, onion and garlic are quite common flavorings in Mexican cuisine. Today the
Mexican food has a diverse range and is being served in contemporary Mexican culture today.
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Mexican Spices & Special Ingredients
The history of
Mexican Food Ingredients dates back to 1519. Mexican food ingredients include meats, citrus fruits, garlic, cheese, milk, and wine. Mexican food ingredients that came from the Aztecs include beans, corn, and squash. Corn, a key Mexican food ingredient, and Aztec influence on Mexican cooking, is perhaps the most important ingredient in Mexican food. Today corn is used widely in the preparation of the tortillas.
These are some of the common
Mexican Spices and ingredients like, Achiote-Annatto, Ajo-Garlic, Ancho-Dried poblano chile, Arroz-Rice, Azucar-Sugar, Cafe-Coffee, Camarón-Shrimp, Carne-Meat, usually beef, Cebolla-Onion, Chipotle-Ripe jalepeno, smoked and dried, Crema-A thickened cream, Elote-Corn, Habanero-Hot pepper, Helado-Ice cream, Horchata-Rice beverage, Huevos-Eggs, Leche-Milk, Maize-Corn, Mariscos–Shellfish, Nopales-Cactus, Pan-Bread, Pan Dulce-Sweet Bread, Pimienta-Black pepper, Pollo-Chicken, Puerco-Pork, Queso-Cheese, Sal-Salt.
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Mexican Specialty Cookwares and Kitchen Appliances
The real
Authentic Mexican Recipes are cooked in the traditional Mexican pots, pans and utensils. Also there are a lot of herbs and spices used in cooking hence one will surely find different types of knives sharp knives and a mortar and pestle. Commonly used Mexican pots are Ollas, also known as Barros, are deep clay cooking pots. Comal is a big, round griddle, which can be made of cast iron, aluminum, or clay, which are used to roast chilies and warm tortillas. A Cazuela is a big clay dish of about six inches deep and rounded like a bowl. Tortillero is a
Mexican Tortilla press made traditionally from wood or, cast iron.
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