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Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones, a Mole with Prawns from Veracruz

The entrée of our menu from Veracruz featured Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones. Special large sweet prawns are traditionally used in this dish, and Rossana felt that the BC spot prawns would be a perfect substitute. They were cooked in a … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking from Sinaloa

The Mexican state of Sinaloa is between the Sea of Cortez and the Sierra Madres. Seafood abounds along the 640 km of Sinaloa’s coastline. The primary cities of the state are Mazatlán,  Culiacán and Los Mochis. Aguachile de Camarón Sinaloense … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking from Jalisco, the land of Mariachis & Tequila

The Jalisco Menu Ensalada de camarones, or shrimp salad camarones prepped for the ensalada oil is added to the tequila and vinegar mix for the dressing of the ensalada de camarones ensalada de camarones with onion, cilantro, avocado, tomato, lettuce and … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking, from the state of Veracruz

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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Spanish Tapas Class No. 3 at UBC

We had an interesting combo of tapas for our last ‘making tapas’ class with Chef Eric. First tapa on offer was Fried Manchego Cheese, which sounded so odd that no one picked it. Chef Eric shrugged, “Okay, we won’t do … Continue reading

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drunken sambal spot prawns (& advice on building up flavours)

It was pouring earlier but later, when it stopped raining, I headed out to the Spot Prawn Festival, only to find that everyone else had headed out as well. I seemed to be always in the wrong place at the … Continue reading

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