Blue Corn © Denzil Green Blue Corn is a variety of flint corn that is blue. It is also a variety that is harder to grow. It produces a lower yield than other types of corn, and its stalks tend to just fall over in the fields. In compensation, it has more of a “fuller” […]
Burrito Day
Burrito Day is the first Thursday of April. Treat yourself to one today. There are probably lots of special offers today!
Chile con Queso
Chile con Queso is a “Mexican” cheese sauce with chiles in it, used as a dip or as a sauce over dishes such as enchiladas and burritos. The sauce is not really Mexican; it is actually more Tex-Mex. Some writers speculate that the inspiration for it may have been asadero cheese, roasted chiles and chorizo […]
Chili Powder
Commercial Chili Powders are made from dried, ground chiles combined with other spices such as cayenne pepper and garlic powder, as well as oregano and a lot of cumin. The powder is an American invention as a shortcut to taste and some heat in making chilis; Mexicans don’t really use it. Despite its name, it […]
Enchiladas
Enchiladas © Benny Gradillas In Mexican cooking, Enchiladas are usually small appetizers (“antojitos”); in Tex-Mex cooking, they are made larger and are part of a main course. They are like baked, stuffed crêpes that are covered in a sauce, though sometimes they are not rolled up, but made layered one on top the other with […]
Monterey Jack Cheese
Monterey Jack Cheese is a semi-soft white cheese that shreds and melts well. It has a mild flavour, and is often used in Tex-Mex cooking as an ingredient and as a garnish.
Nachos
Nachos are tortilla chips arranged on an oven-proof platter or dish, topped with cheese and chiles and then broiled/grilled. Other toppings usually include tomato. Some more mediocre versions top them with chili con carne, making them heavy and gloopy. See also: Nachos Day. History Notes It’s hard to know whether to class nachos as an […]
Nachos Day
The 6th of November is Nachos Day. It’s a myth that nachos weren’t invented in Mexico. They actually were — just across the border with Texas in a Mexican town called Piedras Negras.
Tex-Mex Food
The name “Tex-Mex” is a combination of “Texas” and “Mexico.” It’s used to describe a cuisine which is an Americanized form of Mexican cooking — or more precisely, Mexican food, largely from northern Mexico as it has come to be made in Texas. Or, as some wags have put it, Mexican food for gringos. The […]
Tortilla Chip Day
The 24th of February is Tortilla Chip Day. You can make your own if you have the time, or buy a bag. Don’t forget the dips!