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Category: Mexico

Café de olla, México – Spiced pot coffee, Mexico

I have spoken before how in Mexico everything has to be spiced up, and now is time to reveal that not even coffee can escape this fate.

22/08/201617/08/2018 by logatfer

Coat of Arms of Sinaloa – Escudo de Armas de Sinaloa

The mosaic below represents the Coat of Arms of the Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa, designed by the painter and heraldry scholar Rolando Arjona Amabilis.

29/06/201518/08/2021 by logatfer

Mazatlán’s pulmonías – Pulmonías de Mazatlán

The best option to move around the touristic capital of Sinaloa is to hop in one of these golf-cart taxi cabs, called pulmonías.

09/05/201516/05/2018 by logatfer

Mexican transit buses – Camiones de México

The backbone of public transportation in Mexico is made essentially from USA school buses from the Cold War era, refurbished, and set loose.

15/04/201525/02/2017 by logatfer

Totopos y tostadas, Mexico

Learn why and how totopos and tostadas are the multi-purpose cutlery of Mexico.

03/04/201501/05/2018 by logatfer

Connecting the dots (III): a Mexican standoff

I followed my guts. His Dudeness showed me how to go with the flow, then we cheered for it with a white Russian.

10/01/201524/05/2020 by logatfer

Maize culture, Mexico

Virtually every dish in the Mexican cuisine uses maize one way or another, and its fundamental importance in Mexico’s kitchen and culture can be traced up to… Read more “Maize culture, Mexico”

15/11/201424/05/2020 by logatfer

Esquites, Mexico

From the náhuatl name ‘izquitl’, esquite is the maize kernel served in a cup and condimented, usually served by street vendors and stalls.

17/10/201428/07/2015 by logatfer

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