Mexican Cuisine

Hello again,
I am not sure how most people in the world feel about Mexican Food but I for one just love it. In fact it is one of my favorite genre of foods out there today. I live in California and here it is a very popular food as we have many Native Mexicans here.

I have been to several places in Mexico and have had "The Best of the Best." One of my favorite meals is "Chili Verde." But it is very hard to find a good Chili Verde plate or burrito in California. The dish is made several different ways from state to state in Mexico and when those recipes hit the USA they, in most cases, become Americanized.

Michoacán Mexico, hands down has the best Chili Verde and Carnitas. I love this city and all it's culture. A must visit if you haven't been there.

A few good cookbooks to check out on Mexican Cuisine:

1,000 Mexican Recipes:

Mexican cooking is made wonderfully accessible with this comprehensive yet personal cookbook. Offering 1,000 recipes for traditional fare from all the regions of Mexico, as well as dishes inspired by the nueva cocina of today's top Mexican chefs, this cookbook covers what home cooks need and want to know about Mexican cooking. Throughout, the author shares the cultural and culinary heritage of the people and the food of Mexico from her perspective as a traveler and impassioned enthusiast of the country.

Home cooks will delight in the mouthwatering recipes such as Corn with Chipotle Butter, Chicken Quesadillas, Pork Chops with Poblano Chile sauce, and Mexican Coffee Flan. There are two dozen kinds of salsa and more than 45 delicious chicken dishes, plus much more–enough exciting choices to fill weeknight dinner and special occasion menus for years!

Readers will find inspiration in the 15 suggested menus–including one for a full-scale fiesta. The book demystifies specialty ingredients and techniques, offers convenient substitutions and shortcuts, and provides a list of sources for Mexican ingredients. It's a fascinating tour of Mexico–one home cooks
won't want to be without!

The New Complete Book
Of Mexican Cooking:

In this totally revised new edition, Latin American food authority Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz presents more than 300 recipes (nearly 60 never before published) that bring the colorful tapestry of this popular cuisine
to your kitchen. She illustrates how familiar items like peppers, avocados, cilantro, pumpkin and beans are transformed with original and unexpected combinations to give us the memorable flavors of Mexican dishes—some dating back to the time of Montezuma's court—such as Mole Poblano de Gaujolote, an extraordinary mixture of various dried peppers, nuts, herbs, spices and a little bitter chocolate. In lively new headnotes for each recipe, Ortiz explores the the fascinating history of this ancient cuisine and gives the reader a vivid glimpse of life in Mexico, as she shares her recipes, her experiences and her vast knowledge of Mexico's culture.