La Cocina Mexicana

Marilyn Tausend

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9780520954168
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Arts culinaires

After thirty years of leading culinary tours throughout Mexico, Marilyn Tausend teams up with Mexican chef and regional cooking authority Ricardo Muñoz Zurita to describe how the cultures of many profoundly different peoples combined to produce the unmistakable flavors of Mexican food. Weaving engrossing personal narrative with a broad selection of recipes, the authors show how the culinary heritage of indigenous groups, Europeans, and Africans coalesced into one of the world's most celebrated cuisines. Cooks from a variety of cultures share recipes and stories that provide a glimpse into the preparation of both daily and festive foods. In a Maya village in Yucatán, cochinita de pibil is made with the native peccary instead of pig. In Mexico City, a savory chile poblano is wrapped in puff-pastry. On Oaxaca's coast, families of African heritage share their way of cooking the local seafood. The book includes a range of recipes, from the delectably familiar to the intriguingly unusual.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• The Basics of Mexican Cooking
• SALSAS Y ENCURTIDOS: Salsas and Condiments
• BOTANAS, ENTREMESÉS Y ANTOJITOS: Snacks, Appetizers, and Quick Bites
• CALDOS Y SOPAS: Broths and Soups
• PLATOS DE DESAYUNO Y CENA CASERA: Casual Meals for Breakfast and Supper
• PLATOS FUERTES: Main Dishes
• GUARNICIÓNES Y ENSALADAS: Accompaniments and Salads
• POSTRES: Desserts
• BEBIDAS: Cooling Drinks and Hot Restoratives
• Acknowledgments
• Sources
• Index