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Mexican

Mexican food stories, recipes and kitchen notes.

A bowl of rustic orange-red sikil p’aak topped with toasted pepitas and cilantro, served with tortillas and cucumber.
Mexican

Sikil P’aak: Cool the Pepitas Before Grinding

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Sikil p’aak turns toasted pepitas and roasted tomato into a thick Yucatán dip. Learn the cooling, grinding and texture cues, then make a measured home adaptation.

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October 21, 2026
Thick red-orange pipián sauce in an earthenware bowl with a wooden spoon and corn tortillas nearby
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Pipián rojo: how toasted seeds give a red sauce its body

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Understand the seed mixtures, chile toasting, grinding choices and serving options that shape Mexican pipián rojo.

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October 2, 2026
Short thin wheat noodles in a bowl of red tomato broth with cilantro and a tortilla
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Sopa de Fideo: Have the Tomato Ready Before the Noodles Toast

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A brothy Mexican sopa de fideo starts with short wheat noodles lightly toasted in oil. Prepare the tomato base first, then make this four-serving soup.

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October 2, 2026
White pozole with opened hominy, pork, onion and oregano, beside radish, lettuce and lime
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Pozole: Follow the Corn, Then the Broth

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Explore the corn at the heart of Mexican pozole, the different methods behind white, red and green broths, and the seasonings that finish each bowl.

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September 10, 2026
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