Rechazador de Disparates wrote:
> On May 21, 8:50 pm, Sonoran Dude > wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> India - The country of yogurt and onions...
>> Jonathan, this is a discussion group of Mexico, The country of beans and
>> tortillas.
>
> Do you really want to be remembered as a vulgarian, the one and only
> "Diarrhea in a Boat Dude"?
>
> One of the reasons for traveling and visiting other nations is to
> learn about our cultural
> differences and also the things we have in common.
>
> Like cooking.
>
> Mexico, like many other countries, is named after a tribe of people
> who no longer rule the country, and the primitive culture no longer
> prevails.
>
> Instead, there is an international cuisine based upon cultural contact
> between Europe and Asia, with occasional indigeneous aspects, like the
> enjoyment of eating greasy toasted corn meal.
>
> Nobody denies that the beaners of today enjoy eating peasant food and
> they celebrate the "antojito" as being a sort of Mexican "soul food".
>
> But, let us broaden our horizons by looking at the influences of other
> cultures on Mexican cooking.
>
> We can separate Mexican cooking into indigenous cooking, criollo
> cooking, and mestizo cooking. The Mexican Indians ate, and still eat,
> whatever they can get from local sources.
>
> The "criollos" were Spanish people born in Mexico. They tried to cook
> like their Spanish ancestors, but had to adapt to the use of other
> ingredients because Spain was so far away.
>
> Just as the Indians and the Spanish merged physically and formed a
> mestizo nation, Spanish and crillo and indigenous cooking merged into
> a mestizo cuisine, such as it is.
>
> Much of Mexican cooking actually comes from Spanish contact with north
> Africa, the Middle East, and India.
>
> For instance, here is a link to a yogurt and cucumber "soup" that is
> reminiscent of Johnathan's yogurt and onion dish:
>
> http://www.enciclopediadegastronomia...-la-hindu.html
>
> Sopa de yogur y pepino (Djadjik en la cocina sefard?, Cacik en la
> armenia, Tzatziki en la griega y Raitas en la hind?
>
> If you were bright enough to read Spanish, you would realize that the
> name of this dish is
> "Yogurt and cucumber soup" aka "Djadjik" in Sephardic cooking aka
> "Cacik" in Armenia aka
> "Tzatziki" in Greek and "Raitas" in Hindu.
>
> When I read the word "raitas", I immediately thought of the Mexican
> favorite "Rajas y Crema",
> sliced chile peppers in cream.
>
> Message-ID: . com>
>
> Cuete y jamon en rajas y crema...
>
> You could substitute lamb or goat and have what Johnathan contributed.
>
> Or, you can celebrate your diarrhea in a boat attitude that the way to
> enjoy Mexican food is to eat a lot of tacos and drink a lot of beer
> and brag about how drunk you got...
>
>
Too funny, you took the bait...