Chile Limon

Mexicans will eat anything with lime and chile –mangoes, potato chips, popcorn, jicama, apples,  oranges, even persimmons and the famous esquites (corn kernels)–you name it.  It is an addictive combination that originally consisted of squeezing a lime on...

The Seafood of Veracruz

The Seafood of Veracruz By Zarela Martinez Los Angeles Times October 21, 1998 in print edition H-1 For the first 12 years of my life, the only fish I ever ate were frozen haddock filets at Luby’s Cafeteria in El Paso, Texas. They were fried in a thick crust and I ate...

Mex-Appeal

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....