Mexican Cookbook

Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
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Any thoughts on a quintessential cookbook on authentic Mexican cuisine. Even if it is for just one region. Growing up in SoCal I have never felt the need for a Mexican cookbook although I do own a couple of Bayless’s books.

Someone asked me the question and I drew a blank.

Jason

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Diana Kennedy’s The Art of Mexican Cooking is a thorough general book with meticulous recipes (a lot like Childs’ first books for French food). Lots of explanations about techniques and ingredients like the differences between types of chilies and their names (sometimes differs for the fresh vs. dried versions).

The chiles rellenos are worth it alone.

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If you can find the --Aug/Sept 2012 Saveur Mag " The Mexican Issue" well worth the find!! My relatives are Hispanic and many good recipes in here… with similarities to authentic.

Cheers…it list at the stand for 5$

Paul

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I’ve had good luck with this one. I just wish there were more pictures. I love pictures in cookbooks

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Paul - agree on Saveur. Great issue

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+2 beat me to it…

http://www.elmolinocentral.com/Diana_Kennedy_Cook_Books.html

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…and now I’m hungry. Early lunch!

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I am blessed with a collection of over 80 Mexican cookbooks, many given to me over the years by visiting relatives from Mexico who know how much I love cooking Mexican food. If you are able to read Spanish, a whole world opens up. Bayless and Kennedy do a great job, but they have barely scratched the surface of the magnificent variations of Mexican regional cuisine.

(It turns out that a few of my favorite cookbooks in Spanish have become collectors’ items and are not easily available. I just Googled one - a dealer is selling a used copy for $1183! Yikes!)

But another one of my favorites is available used for a reasonable price:

Antojeria Mexicana by Patricia Quintana

Antojitos refers to a vast category of Mexican snacks or street food or starters. You want authentic? This is hardcore authentic.

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Bill,

Good to here from you!! I hope all is well and I miss your contributions.

Paul

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Great stuff. Thanks to all.

Jason

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Try the Elote Cafe cookbook

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Love it, great recipes, but fusion-y.

Diana Kennedy must be authentic but even with good Mexican groceries nearby – there are nearly always either unavailable ingredients, or processes that are too long or too daunting for me.

Wonder if I can find Saveur?!?

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Frank.

You might look through this:

http://www.saveur.com/article/hubs/Mexico-Issue-149

Cheers DPaully