Mexico Cooks!: August Vegetables at the Tianguis (Street Markets): What's Ripe Right Now in Mexico (Part 2)

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Betsy McNair: Mexicocina: The Spirit and Style of the Mexican Kitchen
A lovely book, just beautiful...both photos and text make me sigh with delight. (*****)
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C. M. Mayo: The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
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Los Dandys: Canciones de Amor
Love Songs...this is a MUST-HAVE selection of songs from one of Mexico's all-time favorite musical groups. (*****)
Diana Kennedy: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.
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Marge Poore: 1,000 Mexican Recipes
For those times when you want to make dinner, not a production number... (*****)
Steve Sando: Heirloom Beans: Great Recipes for Dips and Spreads, Soups and Stews, Salads and Salsas, and Much More from Rancho Gordo
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David Lida: First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century
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Earl Shorris: The Life and Times of Mexico
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Noteworthy

Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life
Bilingual interactive web site. Focus on the research made by Mary J. Andrade of the tradition of Day of the Dead in Mexico. The site is illustrated with photographs showing the different aspects of the celebration. Portal bilingüe interactivo, que enfoca en la investigación realizada por Mary J. Andrade sobre la tradición del Día de los Muertos en México. El portal está ilustrado con fotografías de los diferectes aspectos de la celebración.

Entirely Worth Knowing

Leite's Culinaria
David Leite and his crew of wildly wise friends write what is arguably the best culinary website on the Internet.
Mexico Bob
Bob writes about food, culture, language--a little of this, a little of that. He does it with great good humor and a wry eye for all things. Enjoy his blog, I do!
David Lida: Mostly Mexico City
David writes one of the best Mexico City blogs I've read.
BillieBlog
Billie Mercer lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. You'll love her blog just as much as I do. Her writing and photography are an inspiration to me.

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August 09, 2008

August Vegetables at the Tianguis (Street Markets): What's Ripe Right Now in Mexico (Part 2)

Mexico Cooks! continues its photographic tour of August's seasonal bounty. This week we visited several tianguis in Morelia to see what's available.

Locally grown ejote (green beans) are eight pesos the kilo this week. I bought half a kilo for today's comida.

Elote (ears of corn) are relatively tender right now--if they're just-cut and you cook them immediately! Wait till tomorrow and you won't be able to sink your teeth into them.

Flor de calabaza (squash flowers) are in season as long as calabacitas are in season. This huge manojo (bunch) was priced at five pesos.

Jitomate roma (plum tomatoes) weighed in at 10 pesos per kilo.

Zanahoria (carrots) cost just 2.5 pesos per kilo right now!

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Wow those are nice vegetables and I can think of a nice caldo for them. Very nice pictures.

Posted by: gloria | August 21, 2008 at 03:27 PM

I love that you can buy corn in Mexico with corn earworm damage. That can only mean one thing: No pesticides!

Posted by: john | August 14, 2008 at 04:42 PM

Great pictures. And thanks for posting the prices. I am still working out my food budget. It appears that any grocery savings will be with fresh fruits and vegetables. I just returned from our local street market where heirloom tomatoes are selling at $8 a pound. YIKES!

Posted by: Steve Cotton | August 09, 2008 at 11:42 AM

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