Mexico

Hey everyone, I've just returned from Costco where I was SURE I'd find this completely normal ingredient, and nothing... I did find "Crema Batida" in a can, but that's really not what I'm after at ...

by erica 5 years ago

I’ve just returned from a 17-day Mexican visit, split between San Miguel de Allende and Michoacan. There is not much recent info here on San Miguel eating, so I will offer a few brief notes on the...

Well, one particular kind of cookie I recall from my childhood. I grew up in the bordertown of El Paso, Texas with my very, very Mexican family. It wasn't unusual to find Mexican food products in...

by josephml1 3 years ago

I need an advice about where to eat in Acapulco in la costera zona. I need a good for seafood fresh local a good place for breakfast Mexican dishes a good barbacoa open for suggestions for st...

I am looking for a salsa cacahuate recipe similar to one I had at a relatively famous al pastor place in Mexico City. it was one of 6 or 7 salsas offered!!! It was a dark red(the chiles I assume) o...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Some popular cities and regions with worthwhile culinary destinations do not have location tags. Let me request that you please add the following: Cupertino, California Millbrae, California ...

by erica 2 years ago

I rented a house in Merida for 9 nights in early January. Now that the time has come to look at airline tickets, I am wondering if this is too long a time to stay in the city, and whether or not I...

by erica 7 years ago

Two of us are planning a week in Mexico City in late October/early November. Based on what I've read so far, including the helpful threads here on CH, I've come up with a list and hope that the "ex...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Lucky to be in Baja during the short season for Langosta (Pacific spiny lobster), I had the chance to indulge in a live lobster at Mariscos Bahia two nights ago. My visits to the area usually focus...

Hello everyone, have a trip planned soon and will be in CDMX for a couple weeks with a weekend in Oaxaca. Plan on hitting a lot of familiar spots but also looking to try places I haven't been or ne...

by Nyleve 1 year ago

Just a quick question. We are unable to get a reservation at Contramar when we'll be in CDMX. But we were told we can get one at Entremar. Is it comparable? I understand they share a menu but just ...

by kare_raisu 13 years ago

The best thing I had the opportunity to eat during 10 days in Guadalajara and surrounding Jalisco was Menudo Amarillo this past Sunday. I cannot determine what I would do if I had to choose bet...

My GF got these in Mexico recently. I was able to determine that "azafran" is "saffron". It just doesn't look like any saffron I know. A Google search for brown saffron pods gave **nothing**. Even ...

My husband Stanley and I spent 9 days in Mexico, staying with our friends Danny and Patricia, and had many wonderful meals. I will submit several posts here. Part 1 - Mexico City We began with ...

Hi! So a few years ago in East LA i came across a tripe stew of sorts that was ridiculously spicy and wonderful. I have never found it again. I assume it was a variety of pancita de res? E...

by erica 5 years ago

I will spend 10 days in a rental house in SMA this winter. Looking for information on food--restaurants, street stalls, and anything else food related. I have a reservation for dinner at Aperi....

these are two of the varieties of blanton's bourbon that are not sold in the US. I adore them, and am swinging by cozumel (and jamacia... if anyone has seen them there) in about a month on a cruise...

My 3 girlfriends and I will be visiting Mexico City from nyc for the first time 10/17-10/21. We will stay at an Airbnb in la Condesa or Roma. I’ve researched and read your helpful posts. Please cri...