Monday 28 September 2015

Mexico

Mexico is located just south of the USA. It has a very warm climate with some of the coastal areas becoming almost unbearably hot during the summer months. There are approximately 122 million people living in Mexico with just under nine million of them living in the capital, Mexico City. Mexican Cuisine is largely influenced by Spainish and European cuisines.
Enchiladas
Image result for mexican enchiladasEnchiladas are actually a very old dish that can be dated back to the Mayan times when people would wrap small fish in corn tortillas and cook them. Nowadays they can be stuffed with almost anything, meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, beans and loads more. Other ways in which Enchiladas have changed are that now both corn and flour tortillas can be used and before being cooked the top side of the tortilla is covered with cheese. Here is a recipe for vegetarian enchiladas:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/veggie-enchiladas/#uYQVDKqM6wVOkQKe.97




Baked Flan 
Image result for mexican baked flanFlan is another one of those traditional mexican desserts. It is unlike more European flans where you would have a thin cake covered in cream and fruit. The Baked Flan in Mexico is more like a baked custard. The Flan was origninally created by the Ancient Romans as a savoury dish that was considered very benefilcal to you health. The mexiacns however took the recipe and improved it by adding sweet flavours such as honey, coffee, coconut etc. Here is a recipe for a flan:

http://www.food.com/recipe/mexican-flan-baked-caramel-custard-12354

here is a list of the websites I used:
http://mamiverse.com/celebrating-flan-a-history-of-the-beloved-latin-dessert-plus-4-great-flan-recipes-3950/
http://www.recipe.com/beef-enchiladas-rancheras/
http://www.thewinebuzz.com/2235/mexican-flan/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchilada

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