by Erin May | Dec 24, 2018 | Food
Second only to dark chocolaty mole negro, tlayudas are without a doubt the principal, uniquely Oaxacan, culinary seduction, renowned throughout Mexico. While eaten virtually any time of day or night, tlayudas are more typically consumed late evenings,...
by The Eye | Oct 8, 2018 | Food, My Life in Mexico
My discovery of tiritas happened a while ago, when my Mexican partner said on a Sunday morning, “I want to take you to eat tiritas today.” I had never heard the word and didn’t know what they were. “They’re fish stripes.” Yes, he said “stripes.”...
by The Eye | Sep 10, 2018 | Area Attractions, Food, Tours & Attractions
Perhaps the story of distillation and mezcal in Mexico begins with the arrival of the Spanish during The Conquest in the first quarter of the 1500s. Or with Filipino seamen in the Manila galleon trade who reached the country’s western shores that same century....
by Erin May | Jul 23, 2018 | Area Attractions, Food, My Life in Mexico
Abigail Mendoza, the famous cook of the zapotec She is going to receive you with a smile, like it or not. She and her sisters serve at Tlamanalli, a small zapotec restaurant- kitchen in Teotitlán del Valle, 35 km of Oaxaca. Her kitchen is gorgeous, a powerhouse...
by Erin May | Jul 2, 2018 | Area Attractions, Food, Mexico Travel
Street Food Street food is okay; you can drink the water in restaurants; salads are safe; and you can even ask for ice in your Coke. There. I’ve said it. But of course there’s more, and expanded explanations are warranted. So here they are,...
