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Mole Amarillito de Oaxaca

Posted on December 20, 2012 by albatz

Mole Amarillito de Oaxaca, is one of the seven moles that the state of Oaxaca is famous for. ‘Amarillito’ means ‘yellow’; ‘mole’ is the indigenous word for a multi-layered sauce formed from a complex mix of spices and herbs. This dish is … Continue reading →

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Sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’ from Oaxaca

Posted on December 19, 2012 by albatz

My UBC class in Mexican cooking from Oaxaca started with this traditional soup. Sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’. A milpa is a traditional Mesoamerican corn patch that consisted of rows of corn planted together with the companion plants such … Continue reading →

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try it, you’ll like it! – the main food market in Oaxaca, Mexico

Posted on December 17, 2012 by albatz

We arrived at Oaxaca’s main food market around lunchtime, and the smell of roasting meat drew us into this hidden wing that jutted off of the main building. Here the BBQs were in full swing, the air was full of smoke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, photography, Travel | Tagged carnitas, food, guacamole, market, mercado, Mexican, Mexico, Oaxaca, radishes, roast meat, salsa, tortilla | Comments Off

food & wine of the Alsace Cooking Class 3 Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2012 by albatz

for part 1 of this Alsatian meal, featuring foie gras and escargot in vol-au-vents and see the Food & Wine of Alsace Class 3 Part 1 Munster Valley Pie The next thing on our Alsatian menu was ‘Munster Valley Pie‘, a pork pie … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, choucroute, cooking, cuisine, dessert, Eau-de-Vie, food, France, French, menu, Pinot Noir, Poire Williams, pork pie, recipe, sauerkraut, seafood, Sylvaner, tart, wine | Comments Off

food & wine of the Alsace Class 3 Part 1

Posted on December 14, 2012 by albatz

In our previous class we started preparing ‘Foie Gras au Naturel‘ for this third class. At $225/kilo, and requiring a very precise SousVide Water Oven to cook it correctly, this fancy duck liver is not something I’m going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, appetizer, cooking, cuisine, duck liver, escargot, foie gras, food, France, French, Gewurztraminer, menu, snails, vol-au-vents, white wine, wine | Comments Off

Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 2

Posted on December 14, 2012 by albatz

for part 1 of this meal see the Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 1 ‘Grilled Munster Cheese Salad’ Following the richness of the ‘Flammekueche’ and the meatiness of the Baeckenofe, this salad was a bit of light relief. This course … Continue reading →

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UBC Food & Wine of Alsace: Class 2 Part 1

Posted on December 12, 2012 by albatz

These three cooking classes, featuring the food and wine of the Alsace region of France, were taken with UBC Continuing Studies. The Alsace region has moved back and forth between Germany and France over the centuries, and both the food and … Continue reading →

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Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ – Shrimp cocktail Acapulco-style

Posted on December 11, 2012 by albatz

Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ was the fave dish from my class on the cooking of Oaxaca/Guerrero regions of Mexico. I could just imagine eating this while lounging under a palapa on Caleta beach in Acapulco and knocking back with una … Continue reading →

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Sweet Tamales from the Central Region of México

Posted on December 11, 2012 by albatz

The dessert for my cooking class featuring a ‘Menu from Central Mexico‘ was Tamales de Dulce (sweet tamales). According to our instructor, Chef Rossana, these treats come from the indigenous word ‘tamalli‘ meaning wrapped. In this class we used corn husks, but … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cooking, from the state of Veracruz

Posted on December 10, 2012 by albatz

Veracruz, situated on the Gulf of Mexico, is one of my favourite Mexican cities. The zocalo is ringed with restaurants, closed off to cars and has a large stage. Something is happening there almost every night. And a short bus … Continue reading →

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