Bisbee Gal Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 This Michoacan abuela has gotten a big buzz in a short time. See story here: https://hiplatina.com/mexican-abuela-traditional-recipes-youtube/ Really sweet and informative. The videos I have watched have Spanish closed captioning so they are also free language lessons! English closed captioning also available. The videos are short (under 5 minutes) and she cooks in her traditional outdoor kitchen, nothing fancy. Video link here, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjyyWFwUIOfKhb35WgCqVg/videos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 She’s something...great little videos .l intend to watch them all ,I just wish she cooked here . Someone will eventually I hope ‘ til then we’ll have to make do with pseudo gringo restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Ian Greenwood said: She’s something...great little videos .l intend to watch them all ,I just wish she cooked here . Someone will eventually I hope ‘ til then we’ll have to make do with pseudo gringo restaurants. ...and why would a chef of that caliber want to cook here in this outpost of civilization?😄 Personally, I have been happy to find plain old "good food" in some of our local restaurants, and at reasonable prices. The selection is far better than it was when we moved here ten years ago. This isn't New York or San Francisco where most retired expats couldn't afford the prices in the first place, so what's with your criticism as in "pseudo gringo"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, gringal said: ...and why would a chef of that caliber want to cook here in this outpost of civilization?😄 Because we are the brightest and best with lots of greenbacks burning holes in our pockets 🤣🤣🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I f you watched the videos before you jumped , you may perhaps realize that she is a wonderful home cook ,who makes the simplest of Mexican recipes with ingredients from her garden , farm to table . Chicken stew , piccadillo , potato omelette etc ....we’re not talking expensive Mexican haute cuisine here , just well cooked tasty Mexican food ,that is available in many areas of Mexico ...just not here . We also moved here over ten years ago and are more than pleased with our restaurant options as we dine out often , but lament the lack of good Mexican Restaurants . If you didn’t get what a pseudo American restaurant is ...look around you , look at the menus , read the reviews on this board ,the lack of consistency etc . etc . I could go on but you have 8000 posts ... and I have a busy life enough said . ...enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 There are actually lots of nifty little "Mexican" places around; one just has to sniff them out. At the Pemex in Ajijic, for instance. A different special every day. Chicken pipian is a favourite.Memo's pozoli on Hidalgo: would easily qualify for any of those You Gotta Eat Here type shows on TV. Huge portions, amazing flavours, dirt cheap... the best home cooking. It takes forever to make it properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 If you can stay up past 7PM, and wander about the streets, you will find cenadurias just beginning to open. Many of them have excellent food, and it is very Mexican. Expats seem oblivious to them, as they are mostly invisible, with their doors rolled down, during the day. Chapala and San Antonio Tlayacapan are home to two of our old favorites. Ask around........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I watched the one where she makes tamales and cheese tomales with corn leaves. It was very interesting to me because I used to enjoy making Chinese sticky rice in banana leaf bundles. They freeze well and only need heating in the microwave.The leaves were typically imported from the Philipines as frozen. They were very large and easy to work with. The banana leaves I see locally are much smaller. I will have to try to adapt her corn leaf technique to the banana leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.