Product Description

Among the world's great cuisines, the foods of Mexico stand out in their diversity and creativity. Rooted in its history of great and ancient Indian civilizations, inspired by the Spanish Conquistadores of the sixteenth century, and influenced by European tastes in the later revolutionary years, it is indeed a dynamic cuisine -- adaptable but remarkably complete even in its melding of different cultures.

In The Best of Mexico, food editor Evie Righter has chosen the finest examples of culinary creativity from this intriguing and vibrant country. From the chiles, chocolate, nuts, and tomatoes puréed into exquisite sauces, to the corn, beans, avocados, and seafood combined into flavorful dishes, she presents the Mexican cook's ingredients and techniques in a clear and accessible style that will enlighten and inspire.

Here are the favorite drinks, salsas, and tacos; festive dishes including enchiladas, tamales, and pozoles; elegant entréeslike Mole Poblano de Guajolote and Pescado a la Veracruzana, and well-loved desserts like Flan and Buñuelos.

Color photographs throughout feature the dishes themselves as well as the bountiful waters and lively marketplaces so representative of Mexico. An essential guide to this distinctive cuisine, The Best of Mexico helps turn an ordinary meal into a fiesta.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63675 in Books
• Published on: 1992-10-09
• Released on: 1992-10-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780002551489
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Publisher
This wonderful series is the easiest way to sample some of the world's finest cuisines from the comfort of your own kitchen. Small in size, yet large in recipe selection, each volume offers a delicious range of dishes--from the simple to the imaginative.

About the Author
An editor at Gourmet Magazine for over 10 years, Evie Righter wrote the text to Gourmet's Menus for Contemporary Living. She has worked on books by many of the greatest talents in the world of food, including Alice Waters, Ann Willan, Michél Guéard, and Wolfgang Puck.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Mexican Cookbook!!!!!!!..........
...........I purchased this cookbook a few weeks back and I've been cooking from it like crazy. I've already made a quarter or so of its forty six recipes. All of them so far have been marvelous and authentic! Each has filled my kitchen with the incredible scents of Mexican cooking like never before!

The pictures alone in this cookbook will captivate you and make you dream of visiting Oaxaca, Tula, Mexico City, Copper Canyon, and the rest of Mexico. Almost every dish sounds enticing to me and the majority of them also contain lovely photos that will make you want to start cooking even more!

Some of the recipes I've tried and would recommend: Spiced Coffee, Huevos Rancheros (topped with the Chili Tomato Sauce recipe), Pork Ribs in Green Sauce, Red Snapper with Tomatoes, Onions and Olives, Arroz Mexicana (with the Chicken Stock recipe), Refried Beans, Fried Plantains with Honey and Cream, and Tacos with Shredded Pork and Chipotles.

Some I can't wait to try: Margaritas, Salsa Verde, Empanadas with Mushrooms, Tamales with Pork and Red Chili, Chilaquiles, Flautas with Sausage, Potatoes and Chilies, Red Enchiladas with Cheese, Turkey in Chili-Chocolate Sauce, Shrimp with Garlic, Onions and Chilies, and Flan. Needless to say, I'm eager to make MOST of the recipes in this cookbook!

Righter rounds off her presentation of these wonderful Mexican dishes with an introduction that enlightens the reader on the rich history of Mexican cooking, making this a cookbook no Mexican food lover can live without!

Can't Go Wrong With This One
While I have not made anything from this book yet, I can tell the recipes in here are the real deal. I grew up in a Mexican household, but I can never seem to duplicate what we used to eat because I did not take notes while in the kitchen. This book has the recipes wirtten down just as I remember them (only now I have the measurements to make them taste right). There is no modern twists or fusion mixes, just straight-forward, authentic recipes the way they were meant to be eaten.

authentic and yummy
wonderful recipes -- the guacamole and the enchiladas suizas always earn me rave reviews and they taste like the stuff i had in mexico!