of a distinguished, Free Trade model.... is that what you are up to? Anyway if you are in Huatusco you are fairly lucky because they have some tasty exotic stuff.... and your nearest big town is Cordoba as well as Orizaba... and...

1) New Mexico Grows Hatch Peppers That Mild... Milder than they need to be. 2) Jalapenos grown for Mexico’s consumption tend to be grown around Puebla & Xalapa (in fact the Jalapeno is named for Xalapa). Xalapa is the...

a trip to Texcoco in Mexico State for one of the very best BBQ experiences you will ever have. > Puebla City is without a doubt... a can’t miss. > A big nod to Xalapa & Coatepec in Veracruz, as well as Tlaxcala and Oaxaca city

than the link to Menuinprogress’s blog entries (which, BTW, were very good) and the Chow article (also very helpful) there isn’t a whole lot. Found lots of recs for Xalapa, tho' and they’ll be useful when I get...

Intersting analogy... I had a scrambled egg curry at the vegetarian Indian restaurant at the Ashram in Xalapa (Veracruz)... and now that I think about it there was quite a bit of similarity with the Pakastani lamb brain curry I...

in your standard US sub joint. FYI there is a good torta stand in the DF airport in the walkway to the long distance bus ramp. Best torta of the trip was in a fonda outside the Xalapa bus station, Torta Hawaianesa. Best Enchiladas...

Well... I don’t shell that amount of money for a hunk of ham! There is a number of tapas places in Mexico City that carry it and I have had it there... but my first experience was in Xalapa (Veracruz) with a locally made...

I will post more on Monday... in the mean time... Chow has an interesting, informative, (with a few mistakes)... story on Veracruz... with emphasize on the Xalapa region. http://www.chow.com/stories/10660

Indigena y Popular Series at the Veracruz Museam of Anthropology in Xalapa, Veracruz. I hope to also get more of these. Especially the ones on Tamales and the Afromestizo cooking. (My wife’s rancho or town is alittle over...

Juan Pablo, the owner’s son. We all got to talk to him and learn some great behind the scenes facts about SC. I knew he was from Veracruz but not Xalapa - which is neat. Get this! Super Cocina started out at the Imperial...

of a loop so that you at least get to see more of Veracruz than just the Port / Boca del Rio area. After Puebla you can take MEX 140... stop at Zacatepec.... then the Xalapa-Coatepec area... then near the coast take MEX 125 to...

It was good, but really more like a salami or saucisson than a cooking chorizo. > That sounds about right for true Spanish chorizo. There is a famous artisinal cured meat shop in Xalapa, Veracruz that makes air dried Chorizo......

> Regional Mexican Specialties.... La Pigua (Campeche), Los Danzantes (Oaxacan), El Bajio (Xalapa), Xel-Ha (Yucatecan) > Immigrant Cuisine.... Grutas de Eden (Lebanese), Casino Espanol, > Foreign Cuisine.... best represented by...

“provincial” ones are better conservers of the best food traditions. It is perhaps for this reason for instance that although you can find sushi or Thai-influenced dishes in Xalapa, better examples of say the...

I lived in Xalapa Veracruz for about 5 years where I taught English. I definitely noticed differences between the soda in Mexico and that in Hawaii anyway. Normally in the US I drank Pepsi rather than Coke. But, when I went to...