Real Mexican recipes for the common Londoner

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A cookbook with real Mexican recipes and dishes you can make with ingredients found in London markets and shops. The do's and dont's,
Backers: 31
Average Pledge Per Backer: £31

Funded: £950 of £2,000
Dates: Dec 29th -> Feb 27th (60 days)
Project By: Mario
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That famous Mexican chocolate sauce with chicken??

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Not Really...Mole is THAT famous Mexican savoury dish known as the chocolate sauce with chicken. But in reality chocolate is just one of around 23 different ingredients of this sauce. The number of ingredients changes depending on the state and the... (Read More)

British Foodie Vol 2?

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, I was wondering around Borough Market today and I made a very important discovery... I found a very special chili from the north of Mexico that even in some parts of Mexico is difficult to get. I was very surprised at the moment but my mind... (Read More)

What Mexico has given to the world???

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Just for a minute imagine your day to day without these ingredients, Mexico is the birthplace of some of the most used ingredients around the world and in different cuisines. Also personal favourite for many of us. So, what Mexico has given to the... (Read More)

A small disclamer....

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
 I have never seen a cookbook that has a disclaimer in the second page after the index... But I decided to vent all my Mexican frustrations into two pages of vindicating statements about Mexican food and all the wrong doings to our cuisine. I know... (Read More)

Ireland is on board!

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Im delighted to announce that I will be including Mexican food suppliers from Ireland.... I went to pay a visit to the Emerald Island myself, to ensure that the products needed for the Mexican cuisine and all my recipes were available for our friends... (Read More)

Mexican Gastronomy – Declared by UNESCO as an In-tangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (this is an actual extract from the cookbook)

January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Rich in taste smell and colour; that is how you could define the Mexican gastronomy, with its broad variety in regional traditional dishes, it is a proud cultural heritage of the country, traits that attract millions of tourists to its shores and... (Read More)

Avocado means what?

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The word avocado comes from the Spanish word Aguacate, which comes from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl which literally means testicle. Our ancient Aztec and Olmec tribes referred to this fruit as 'testicle' because of the shape and the way it "hung" from... (Read More)

Tomato or Tomato??

January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The word "tomato" comes from the Spanish tomate, which in turn comes from the Nahuatl word xitomatl... most people don't know, but its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the... (Read More)

The Mexican Mortar and Pestle

January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A molcajete (mol-cah-hay’-tay) from Nahuatl "mulcazitl" is a stone tool that was used by pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Aztec and Maya, stretching back several thousand years. Molcajetes are used to crush and grind spices, and... (Read More)

Where does a Chipotle chili comes from? MIND.... BLOWN!

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
A chipotle chili, (chi-poht-lay) which comes from the Nahuatl word chilpoctli (meaning "smoked chili"), is just a smoked and dried Jalapeño chili. Most people think they are two different kind of chilies, but in fact is the same one but sun dried... (Read More)

What is Huitlacoche??

January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Pronounced whee-tla-KO-cheh, huitlacoche is also known as corn mushroom, corn smut or Mexican truffle. It is a fungus, which randomly grows on organic corn (not sprayed with any fungicide). It is rare, as it develops on the corn ears as they ripen... (Read More)

Part 1 done!

January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Well.... we are all done with the dips and sauces... The best guacamole ever! (every Mexican will say their's is the very best.) And, a sauce called Ant Sauce, yes... you will have to find out what that one is all about. Soups; almost done and pretty... (Read More)

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