~Henry David Thoreau
Showing posts with label street vendors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street vendors. Show all posts
Thursday, June 14, 2012
IV
~Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tlayuda
Tlayuda is a handmade dish part of traditional Mexican cuisine,
consisting of a large and thin crunchy partially fried or toasted tortilla, covered with a
spread of refried beans,
asiento (unrefined pork
lard), lettuce or cabbage,
avocado, meat (usually
shredded chicken, beef
tenderloin or pork), Oaxaca cheese, and salsa.
They are a popular antojito (snack food) originating
from the state of Oaxaca,
and can be found particularly around Oaxaca City. Tlayudas are
also available in the center-south region of Mexico, such as Mexico City, Puebla or Guadalajara, but by
tradition, the tlayuda is considered a representative iconic dish of Oaxaca.
The dinner-plate-sized tortilla is baked, not fried, either on a comal, a barbecue grill, or
directly over coals.
Once the tortilla has been cooked, refried beans are applied on its surface,
along with lard and vegetables, to serve as a base on top of which the main
ingredients will be placed. The rules for topping a tlayuda are not
strict, and restaurants
and street
vendors often offer a variety of different toppings, including tasajo
(cuts of meat typical of Central Valley of Oaxaca), chorizo, and cecina enchilada (thin
strips of chili powder
encrusted pork). They may be prepared open-faced or folded in half.
The Tlayuda topped with roasted grasshoppers was
featured on episode 8 of the documentary-styled travel and cuisine program Bizarre Foods
with Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel. The dish also appeared on
Globe Trekker with Neil
Gibson as host. Both presenters compared the Tlayuda with a large pizza. [Wiki]
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Acapulco
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| Puerto Marquez Beach |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Bubbling
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Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. ~Buddha |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Moving Umbrella
Fri Jul 08, 2011
This week's challenge:
'Gloomy'.
'Gloomy'.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Street Vendor
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| Tunas vendor in Pachuca (near Mexico City) |
Opuntia species are the most cold-tolerant of the lowland cacti, extending into western and southern Canada; one subspecies, Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis, has been found growing along the Beatton River in central British Columbia, southwest of Cecil Lake.
Prickly pears also produce a fruit that is commonly eaten in Mexico, known as tuna; it also is used to make aguas frescas. The fruit can be red, wine-red, green or yellow-orange.
Charles Darwin was the first to note that these cacti have thigmotactic anthers: when the anthers are touched, they curl over, depositing their pollen. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia flower. The same trait has evolved convergently in other cacti (e.g. Lophophora). [Wiki]
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Cotton Candy
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Street vendor |
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Inner Circuit |
The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.
Old Chinese Proverb
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Pixel Calories
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Street Food Vendor in Cuernavaca (a kind of french fries) |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Fast Food Street Vendor
(Under construction)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Helium and Forms
of hydrogen and is the second most abundant element in the Universe.
(Under construction)
Monday, February 15, 2010
Balloons
(Under construction)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Bird Vendor
Mahatma Gandhi
"La pobreza es la peor forma de violencia"
Aristotle
"La Madre de la revolucion y el crimen es la pobreza"
Aristoteles
(Under construction)
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Piñata Time
A piñata is a brightly-colored papier-mâché covering either a clay container or cardboard shape. It may have originated in China. Marco Polo discovered the Chinese fashioning figures of cows, oxen or buffaloes, covered with colored paper and adorned with harnesses and trappings. Special colors traditionally greeted the New Year. When the mandarins knocked the figure hard with sticks of various colors, seeds spilled forth. After burning the remains, people gathered the ashes for good luck throughout the year.
Nowadays, piñatas have been adopted in many parts of the world and have become a more common sight at parties and celebrations, especially in Central America and the Southern United States, mostly due to the close influence from Mexican culture.
Piñatas have also been introduced to Europe over the last several decades, although at a much slower pace. India is one of few countries outside of the Americas to have adopted the Mexican tradition of the piñata for cultural celebrations. [Wiki]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Missing Book
-A. Conan Doyle, Daniel Defoe, Robert Louis Stevenson, E. Salgari, I. M. Altamirano-
Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cuernavaca T Shirts
Cuernavaca is located about 85 km (53 mi) south of Mexico City on the M-95 freeway. It is known as "The City of Eternal Spring" because of its consistent 27°C (80°F) weather year round. Cuernavaca sits in the heart of central Mexico, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful and culturally rich regions of the country.
Cuernavaca lies about 700 metres (2,300 ft) lower than Mexico City, and therefore serves as a popular refuge from the cold for inhabitants of Mexico City. It attracts visitors from around the world for its art, history, and Spanish language schools. Several interesting excursions to nearby attractions are easily managed within a two-hour drive: North America's oldest and most populous city Mexico City to hovering 6,000-metre (20,000 ft) volcanoes topped by Nahuatl ruins like Tepoztlán or Xochicalco— are just a couple of the possibilities within a short distance from the heart of this old, charming city.
Cuernavaca is appreciated for its historical richness, striking scenery, vibrant life, and delightful climate. Surrounded by undulating hills and cut by narrow, cobbled streets, Cuernavaca is a quaint colonial remnant. A wide variety of activities are available with all of the normal services of a modern city. This balance of ancient and new has protected the historical value of the city while offering modern amenities. [Wiki]
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Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Colorful Day
Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.
This is a very different thing from shopping, which involves passively letting sitcoms melt your brain all day long and then jumping straight into the TV screen to buy a Southern Style Chicken Sandwich because the slob singing "I'm Lovin' It!" during the commercial break looks just like you. The joy of being a consumer is that it doesn't require thought, responsibility, self-awareness or shame: All you have to do is obey the first urge that gurgles up from your stomach. And then obey the next. And the next. And the next.
And when it comes time to vote, all you have to do is put your Country First — just like that lady on TV who reminds you of your cousin.
[From Rolling Stone - Issue 1062 — October 2, 2008]
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Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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