Did you know that each and every region of Mexico has their own style of cuisine? In the Northern area, meat dishes are quite popular yet in the Southern area, chicken and vegetables are the predominant fare.
Pico de gallo, which roughly translates to “rooster’s beak,” is created by mixing raw tomatoes, lime juice, chili peppers, onions, cilantro leaves and a few other coarsely chopped ingredients. Salsa fresca, salsa picada and salsa Mexicana are other names for the popular topping.
If you dine out often with kids, you know that it can sometimes be hard to find things they like to eat. That's not usually a problem at a Mexican restaurant, though. Many kids love traditional menu items like tacos and quesadillas, and many restaurants also offer other kid-friendly items like french fries and chicken.
In Mexican cuisine, a Tostada is a corn tortilla that’s been fried to a crisp. If you see it on a menu, it will most likely be topped with refried beans, meat, lettuce, cheese, and/or crema, in a taco like fashion.
Spanish settlers brought to Mexico some specialties that helped with the evolution of Mexican food that we all know and love today such as pork, lamb, beef, wine, vinegar and cheese.
To prepare a “comal,” a Mexican style flat-iron skillet, to make homemade tortillas, first grease the cleaned pan with vegetable oil. Allow the comal to sit on the heat for 30 minutes before soaking up excess grease with a towel. Now the comal is ready to cook.
