Chiles en nogada is an iconic Mexican dish, and pomegranate seeds are essential in its recipe. Chiles en nogada is a quintessential part of Mexican identity, because, when served, it features the colors of the Mexican flag: green (poblano chiles); white (creamy salsa); and red (pomegranates). Mexicans traditionally enjoy chiles en nogada in September, the …
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Costa Rican coffee is steeped in tradition. Costa Rican people care deeply for every step of its production process, from selecting the beans to serving the drink and accompanying it at the table. Recognized with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Costa Rican coffee has a 200-year-plus history. The first coffee beans arrived in the …
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One of the staples of modern cuisine is the potato. It’s a versatile ingredient that can add flavor to any recipe. Baked, mashed, or even fried, the potatoes have nourished today’s world for generations. It wasn’t always so. Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of the Andes began consuming the first edible potatoes. The vast …
Houston (TX), 22 ene (EFE).- Miles de libros de comida y recetarios escritos a mano que pasaron de madres a hijas guardan más de 200 años de historia de gastronomía mexicana en la mayor colección de su tipo en Estados Unidos y reunida por la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio (UTSA). Esta selección de …
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“When a dish is not cooked in clay, it doesn’t taste the same,” Mexicans say. Housewives and well-known chefs in Mexico claim that clay pots enhance the flavor of their recipes. Clay was the main component of the first kitchen utensils in pre-Hispanic Mexico, and it is still an essential material in the country’s cookware. …
A green Mediterranean diet – the regular vegetable-loaded one, only with the addition of walnuts and green shakes – reduces the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by half, Israeli researchers recently found. NAFLD affects 25% to 30% of people in the United States and Europe. While some fat is normal in the liver, …
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Washington, 21 ene (EFE).- Las personas que tienen una dieta principalmente vegetal y con bajo contenido de grasas ingieren menos calorías cada día, pero muestran niveles más altos de insulina y azúcar en la sangre comparadas con quienes consumen una dieta baja en carbohidratos y con carnes, según un estudio que publica Nature Medicine. El …
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Venezuela has a varied repertoire of sweets made possible by the arrival of sugar cane. During colonial times, Venezuelans saw the rise of a thriving sugar industry based on African labor. They produced brown sugar panes called papelones (papelón in singular) and refined white sugar. Both are part of Venezuelan desserts today. “Papelón is used …
Mexicans are very proud of their quesillo, a unique cheese. The story of its creation goes back to Reyes Etla, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Legend has it that teenager Leobarda Castellanos García was minding the milk to make cheese when she got distracted and the milk curdled beyond its ideal point. To keep …
The main staple of Mexican cuisine is salsa, a sauce that comes in different interpretations including spicy, thick, mild or creamy. But there is one unique salsa, even among such variety – the “pico de gallo” (rooster’s beak). Pico de Gallo is not a liquid sauce, but a solid one, and its spiciness can vary. …
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