Food eaten in America

Many Americans tend to go out on the weekends to Mexican Restaurants. They usaully eat the following that originated from Mexico.

• tacos
• enchiladas
• burritos
• refried beans
• rice
• chips and salsa dip

Reflection

This was my first experience blogging. I had a wonderful time making a blog of my own. I know others are going to have a great amount of information when they look up for Mexican cultural foods. I feel really satisfied with the work I have done. All of us had enough time to work on our project to make an excellent grade. I learned that different cultures around the world are similar in some way but have something special that differences them from another culture. I myself learned this when I changed countries from Mexico to the United States. For example Americans tend to cook and usually go out to fast food restaurants while in Mexico people tend to cook all most always. Fruits are also different in some way. Also Chinese, Japanese, and countries from the other side of the world are more than likely to have more diferences than the Americas between themselves. Herbs and spices ae also different among different cultures because of there different type of cooking recepies.

Delicious Mexican Foods

Food for Religious and Holiday Celebrations

On Día de los Tres Reyes, a special sweet bread, Rosca de Reyes, is eaten.

On each of the eight nights before Christmas, friends and neighbors travel from house to house, stopping at selected houses to sing or recite lines, asking for lodging. At the last door, they are welcomed inside for festivities, including the breaking of the piñata , a papier-mâché animal filled with candies. Other typical foods during this time include buñuelos (thin, fried pastries, covered in sugar) and  ponche(fruit punch).

Typical Meal

Example of a typical meal: Rice with refried beans and burritos

Common Dishes

Ceviche

Raw fish marinated in lime juice, often in a chopped salad.

Chiles Renellos

Large Poblano chilies stuffed with cheese or spicy meat (picadillo). The chilies are mild, though the sauce may not be.

Enchiladas

Tortillas coated in a tomato and chili sauce, stuffed with vegetables, chicken or pork then folded and baked. Despite the chili content, enchiladas are often fairly mild. Enchiladas suizas are topped with sour cream.

Huachinango

Red Snapper, a common feature on the menus at coastal resorts. Often available ‘al gusto’, cooked in a choice of methods.

Quesadillas

Tortillas stuffed with cheese, folded and grilled. A simple dish often served with beans or a little salad and suitable for those avoiding anything spicy.

Mole sauce

A wonderful rich sauce made with the unlikely combination of chocolate, chilies and many spices. It can be red or green depending on the ingredients and the moles of Puebla and Oaxaca are particularly famous, hence ‘mole poblano’ or ‘mole oaxaqeño’. The sauce is often served over chicken, though turkey is more traditional.

Tacos

Tortillas fried until they are crispy and served with various fillings.

Tamales

Cornmeal paste wrapped in corn or banana husks and often stuffed with chicken, pork or turkey and/or vegetables, then steamed.

Tortas

Mexican sandwiches, often large rolls with generous fillings.

Tostadas

Thin and crisp tortillas served loaded with guacamole, sour cream, chilies, chicken etc.