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Rajas con crema is the name given to a Mexican dish consisting of sliced poblano pepper with cream (the name literally means "slices" in Spanish). [1] It is very popular in Mexico , particularly in the central and southern parts of the country.
Guajolota (Spanish: [ɡwaxoˈlota]), also known as a torta de tamal, is a form of street food commonly found in Mexico City and within the State of Mexico. It is essentially a sandwich composed of a tamal placed inside a bolillo or a telera , which is a rounder version of a bolillo.
Tamales feature a filling and are wrapped in corn-based masa dough and steamed in corn husks. Tamales come in sweet and savory versions, some spicy and some bland. Versions with pork or chicken with a salsa or mole sauce are the most popular, along with a version called "rajas" that are filled with strips of poblano chili pepper and cheese.
This Mexican comfort food has a long history and is an essential part of every major holiday, particularly Christmas. It’s also the perfect portable snack for holiday travelers.
Tamale is an anglicized version of the Spanish word tamal (plural: tamales). [2] Tamal comes from the Nahuatl tamalli. [3] The English "tamale" is a back-formation from tamales, with English speakers applying English pluralization rules, and thus interpreting the -e-as part of the stem, rather than part of the plural suffix-es. [4]
Tamales are often identified according to the type of salsa they are filled with, either salsa verde, salsa roja, salsa de rajas, or salsa de mole. [10] Mexican salsas were traditionally produced using the mortar and pestle–like molcajete, although blenders are now used. Mexican salsas include:
These tamales are a staple of western Guatemalan cuisine which are favored over the typical tortilla. Tamalitos de chipilín and tamales de loroco are other variants of tamales de masa that have ingredients added to the mix. Paches are a kind of tamal made from potatoes instead of corn. Bollito are similar to tamales, but filled with beans ...
Huachinango a la Veracruzana (Snapper Veracruz style) The cuisine of Veracruz is the regional cooking of Veracruz, a Mexican state along the Gulf of Mexico.Its cooking is characterized by three main influences—indigenous, Spanish, and Afro-Cuban—per its history, which included the arrival of the Spanish and of enslaved people from Africa and the Caribbean.