What is Mexican Independence Day and how is it traditionally celebrated?
Every September, restaurants fill up, flags come out in green, white, and red, and someone inevitably asks: is this the same as Cinco de Mayo? It isn’t, and the difference matters. Mexican Independence Day, celebrated on September 16, marks the beginning of Mexico’s fight for freedom from Spain. Cinco de Mayo, by contrast, commemorates a […]
A journey through Mexico’s regional cuisines
Order a plate of tacos in Tijuana and a plate of tacos in Mérida, and you’ll notice something right away: they barely resemble each other. Different meat, different salsa, different tortilla, sometimes a completely different cooking method. That’s not an inconsistency. It’s the whole point. Mexican cuisine isn’t one cuisine. It’s a collection of regional […]