A Mexican cooking class in San Miguel de Allende was high on our to-do list in line with the experiential travel goals of our yearlong grand tour of the world, promoting slow travel, local travel and experiential travel. We’d been cooking Mexican food since our first trip to Mexico in the 1990s. But we’d never … Read more
We’ve seen many a corrida de toros or bullfight since our first trip to Mexico more than 15 years ago. We’ve always been conflicted about it. We love animals but we can also appreciate the cultural significance of the corrida. But the bullfighting in San Miguel de Allende was something different… What we dislike immensely about bullfights … Read more
These decadent Mexican chocolates and sweets don’t have the spice of the snacks I covered in my previous posts on edible souvenirs, Spicy Snacks and Supermarket Souvenirs, but they’re easily as scrumptious. The Aztecs grew cacao beans, which they fermented, roasted, and ground to make a bitter drink that was popular throughout Central America. Christopher … Read more
Getting lessons in silvermaking in San Miguel de Allende is one of the most popular things to do for many travellers settling into this charming colonial city north of Mexico City. It was on my list of things to do during our two weeks in San Miguel de Allende on our yearlong grand tour dedicated … Read more
You can tell a lot about a culture by its food, especially its snack food – no more so than in Mexico where the snacks combine sweet, spicy and savory flavours in the most scrumptious ways. Naturally, that’s to be expected coming from a culture where its cuisine, rooted in spices, produces a rich, pungent sauce … Read more