Mexico Traditional cuisine

Cuisine of Mexico is very original and unique, due to mixing culinary traditions of Indian tribes of Mesoamerica with the strong influence of Spanish and French recipes. Thus most of the traditional ingredients of local cuisine originally appeared in these places, and only then were dispersed throughout the world, gaining popularity in other lands. At the heart of Mexican cuisine is a huge choice of local products: corn (maize), avocado, beans, squash, sweet and regular potatoes, tomatoes, cactus, chili pepper, pumpkin, meat, poultry, vanilla, peanuts (and its oil), cocoa, and as many species of fish.

Dominate the traditional Mexican cuisine is corn - roasted and boiled, in the form of flour and a beverage, with mayonnaise or grated cheese, meat and pepper ... The most common dish made from corn - roasted on coals, corn tortilla stuffed with "taco" meat in the corn flour "posoles (as well as the eponymous drink made from corn), a mixture of toasted corn flour with cocoa, pinoles, tortilla corn flour" tortilla " , boiled for a couple of "tamales" - pieces of corn dough with sauce, "antohitos", "repostarias, tortillas with various fillings -" nachos "," kesadilyas "," tostados "," chimichangi "etc.

Hot chili peppers - a visiting card of Mexican cuisine, it is nasschityvaetsya more than 80 varieties. Because it makes hundreds of different varieties of sauces, stuffed, added to a variety of vegetables, salads, meat dishes, to fish, and, of course, to corn.

Meat dishes are also extremely diverse. Not knowing until the arrival of Europeans, cattle and chickens, the Indians have created many original recipes from the local wildlife (boiled too, iguana with a corn porridge, baked snake, etc.), but also quickly started a course and new products. And now, "true Mexican" are a variety of Goulash "olla podrida, boiled pork with vegetables chipile, fried beef strips with bean garnish" Carne asados, minced meat with tomatoes, Piccadilly, hot tortillas stuffed with "Empanada", dozens of species of fried or stewed turkey (like Monte lablano "), original rolls, enchilada, stuffed with peppers, cheese, eggs or meat, lamb, Mexican, fried slices of roast pork" tacos al pastor, beef and beans, eggs ( "Vallejo", "ranch" or with potatoes and ham), as well as "karnitas" chicken "Mexicali" and many more, not less original dishes.

Range of vegetables used are also extremely diverse. In the first place, of course, beans - fresh and dried, in fried and fresh, as a filler cakes, soups and as garnish - list all the dishes from them can be infinite. Also being dozens of dishes from a cactus "nopal" (use the leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds), agave, beans, avocado, guacamole (used as a snack or in main dishes), mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, etc. The most popular enjoys a kind of local fruit "Chayotes" consumed in the liver, stewed and boiled, as part of casseroles, salads, garnishes, etc.

Fish recipes are also based on national traditions - the same abundance of corn and spices, as in other Mexican dishes, and the same abundance of sauces and condiments. Interesting cod "Yucatan", lyutianus "Veracruz", tortillas with fish, swordfish with lemon or with garlic sauce, soup with seafood "Sopa de Mariska, lobster with avocado, etc.

For dessert, most are excellent local fruit, is extremely popular original dessert of roasted sugar cane, Canas ASADAS, beautiful French-style pastries, sweet bread king "Roscoe de Reyes", rolls and muffins, as well as the excellent sweet dish made of vegetables and fruits - cherry "chimichangi, corn souffle, mango and cream," Quesadillas ", pumpkin in syrup," Shade Lady ", various puddings with filling and nuts.

Of the alcohol present has brought glory to the country "tequila" (by double distillation of the core of the blue agave juice), which naschityaetsya more than 300 species (approved four types - Blanco, Joven, Reposado and Anejo), as well as traditional alcoholic drink "pulque", " mescal (made simple distillation of five different species of agave), "sotola and bakanora. Also good Mexican wines (mostly created by European technology), Brandy Don Pedro "and beer" Corona ".