In many cultures where there is a strong Catholic presence, today is Fat Tuesday, is the last day for "living it up" before the lenten season begins. The day before Ash Wednesday "El Torito" or the bull can be seen in plazas, streets and schools. El torito is done by a group of people who dance with a band (drum, trumpets, cimbals and horns) along with a person dressed as a devil or demon, a bull and various dancers. Here are some video clips of a torito at a local school.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Super Bowl 2009 a la mexicana: El Super Tazon
The Super Bowl in Mexico has become more and more popular over the years and this year for the first time, we had a Super Bowl "party". With the help of a wonderful recipe book written by the Junior League of Buffalo, B-Lo (Buffalo) style wings and fried cheese sticks were prepared. Of course, there was the Mexican touch with Pacifico beer and authentic hot salsa (made with roasted tomatoes, peppers, and onions). Frying Manchego cheese was a little bit of a challenge at first but finally by putting the cheese in extremely hot oil in a non-stick pan for about three seconds a similar effect was achieved. So as we say here in Mexico, ¡viva el super tazón!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Bugs...YUM!!!
Today I did something new. I ate a scorpion. Correct that, scorpions. Yes you read right, I ate a carnivorous arthropod that had been fried in oil, seasoned with salt and placed a top a helping of pico de gallo( diced tomatos, habnero chilli pepers and onions) on a corn tortilla chip. Right before that we tried chocholate covered scorpions. You may ask: what do they taste like? Well the chocolate covered scorpion tasted, like, well chocolate! The scorpion I wolfed down on the corn torillia chip, that tasted like the pico de gallo with lemon of course. No self respecting Mexican eating a scorpion would leave out the lemon! The University Michoacana San Nicolas de Hidalgo in asociation with the municipal government held a "bug tasting extravaganza" today at the historic Alfredo Zalce Museum here in Morelia, Michoacan. Here are some pictures to prove my gastronomical adventure. ¡Provecho!
The scorpion on the tortilla chip
The scorpion in my mouth
Scorpions in gelatin
Crickets in rice pudding
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