Fish tacos with mango salsa and green rice (arroz verde), May 2011
Mexican food is wonderful any time, but it’s especially appropriate around the Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) holiday. Cinco de Mayo marks the victory of outnumbered, poorly equipped Mexican forces over French fighters in the village of Puebla, 100 miles southeast of Mexico City, in 1862. It’s not Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16th), and it’s not much of a holiday in Mexico except in Puebla, but in the United States it’s become a day to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. (more…)
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