Mexican Cuisine

Because it is so close to lunchtime I just HAD to post about some delicious Mexican food.Real Mexican food is quite unlike the dishes found in most Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in other countries. In tourist areas you’ll find restaurants with familiar names and gringo menus, though the offerings will often be over-priced and not of a high standard.

You need to check out the REAL DEAL in Mexico. 

Let's get the icky part out of the way first...The sanitation codes and measures in Mexico are not the same as what you may be used to in the US or other countries, so please keep that in mind.  As always, with trying new food and being in a new environment your immune system may be overwhelmed with all sorts of new bacteria to digest and thus you are more apt to get sick from eating abroad than from eating at home.  Be smart about it, get your Hep A and Typhoid vaccinations (and any others that the Travel Medicine Specialist thinks are necessary) and bring along some anti-diarrhea meds and some rehydrations salts and you should have all your bases covered.  NOW let's eat!!!

Ceviche-
There are several different preparations and types of ceviche.  It is safer to eat ceviche from an upscale restaurant as opposed to a street vendor who may not have the proper equipment to keep it at the proper temperature.

Chicken with Mole Sauce-
A wonderful rich sauce made with the unlikely combination of chocolate, chilies and many spices. It can be red or green depending on the ingredients and the moles of Puebla and Oaxaca are particularly famous, hence ‘mole poblano’ or ‘mole oaxaqeño’. The sauce is often served over chicken, though turkey is more traditional.
 

Tamales-
Cornmeal paste wrapped in corn or banana husks and often stuffed with chicken, pork or turkey and/or vegetables, then steamed.  Pop open a Modelo, Dos Equis, or any number of Mexican beers if you are a fan.  It will go great with all these foods!


Buen provecho!