Food | Culture | Mexico
Eat Like a Local
Not only taste the cuisine but also learn about the local habits.
On a sunny Sunday morning, my Mexican friends told us about a carnival in their neighborhood. But, before leaving for the local carnival, they treated us to breakfast at their house.
Upon arriving at their home, we went to the kitchen, where their mother greeted us, stirring a pot of soup that filled the air with tantalizing aromas.
The table was already set with a plastic bowl of shredded lettuce, tostadas, crema, grated queso panela, radishes, oregano, and salsita.
We took our seats, and their mother handed us a bowl of pozole, a typical Mexican soup prepared from hominy (a type of corn) and chicken (or pork).
It smells wonderful. The spices and herbs waft from my bowl. Before sipping it, they told me to add cabbage, radishes, onion, oregano, and a hint of salsa.
“Provecho, provecho, provecho!” we said to one other as we began the meal.
As I savored my soup, I noticed how they enjoyed their pozole. They’d take a tostada, place crema on it, add the fillings from the pozole (chicken, lettuce, hominy), then top with queso.
