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Mex-Appeal
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 1:11 in Uncategorized |
Mex Appeal This article originally appeared in “Food & Wine” and can also be viewed at http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/mex-appeal With jungles, waterfalls and one of Mexico’s best regional cuisines, little-known Veracruz is a great adventure. By Zarela Martinez When I visited Veracruz on the Gulf coast... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria Oaxaca and Sunset Park, New York style (Spanish version follows)
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 0:34 in Special Days |
When I was doing research for my book the Food and Life of Oaxaca, I happened to make a trip there in the winter and immediately went to the market. My first stop was my favorite counter where they... (Continue reading)
Tomatillos
Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 17:45 in Ingredients |
Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) is known in Mexico as tomate verde (green tomato), tomate de cascara (husk tomato), and miltomate, though it is not a tomato at all. In actuality it is related to the Cape gooseberry and American ground... (Continue reading)
Puebla de los Angeles
Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 16:02 in Uncategorized |
The Mexico Tourism Board has just put out a series of videos on different states and, while the images are beautiful, the text doesn’t really capture the essence of some of the places that I know, and the narration makes... (Continue reading)
Where my friends and I eat in Mexico City
Written on 19 Jan, 2009 at 23:55 in Mexico City |
I’m constantly being asked where I eat in Mexico City and I’m often embarrassed to say that I tend to go to the same places. So last time I was in the City, I asked my friends to let... (Continue reading)
The African Face Of Veracruz
Written on 19 Jan, 2009 at 18:09 in Uncategorized |
In honor of Barak Obama’s Inauguration tomorrow we will feature specials of African-inspired Mexican dishes. You did not know that there were Africans in Mexico? Read this article I wrote for the Los Angeles Times in 2001. Special Menu is... (Continue reading)
The Acid Treatment: Escabeches and Ceviches
Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 23:31 in Traditions & Culture |
ESCABECHES AND CEVICHES by Zarela Martínez for the Los Angeles Times June 27, 1996 The first time I ate escabeche is engraved forever in my mind. I was 8 and visiting my grandmother at Santa Anita, her ranch in the state of Chihuahua,... (Continue reading)
Tamales by Zarela Martinez for the Slowfood Guide for New York
Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 0:21 in Traditions & Culture |
Tamales by Zarela Martinez It makes me inordinately happy to pick up the phone at Zarela and hear somebody ask, “What’s the tamale of the day?” It wouldn’t have happened when we opened fifteen years ago, because people thought all Mexican... (Continue reading)
Festival Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, singer, and Frida Kahlo’s Doctor
Written on 10 Jan, 2009 at 1:52 in Special Days |
“Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Festival, Alamos, Sonora Since 1984 this festival has been held in honor of Dr. Alfonso Ortiz Tirado (singer of popular music and physician to Frida Kahlo). This 9 day celebration hosts a variety of exhibitions, dance... (Continue reading)
Chocolate, Cacao Beans, more Chocolate
Written on 9 Jan, 2009 at 17:52 in Ask Zarela |
I get more questions about traditional Mexican techniques and ingredients such as corn, corn masa and chocolate than any others so I’m posting a few of the most interesting Ask Zarela questions and answers regarding the “drink of the gods.” ... (Continue reading)
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