Mexican Food and Cooking History
This is a bibliography and resource guide for Mexican foods and cooking history and information.  If you are researching a Mexican dish or just curious this is a good place to start.

This page is a work-in-progress and we will continue to provide updates as we find new resources.

Article Contents
History of Specific Ingredients
History of Recipes and Specific Dishes
History of Pre-Columbian Foods
History of Beverages
History of Mexican Cooking Tools
Books,  Mexican Cooking and Food History
Educational Lesson Plans and Resources

Pre-Columbian Cuisine
Tomatoes

Corn
Corn, masa, nixtamal - general information

Potatoes
History of the potato, migration to Europe
History of the potato chip

Tomatillos
Tomatillos, history, how to use

Chocolate
Chocolate - short history, health bennefits

Chiles
The historical journey of the chile

Chayotes
History, uses, growing

Mexican Cooking Tools
Molcajete

Metate y Mano

Molino

Molinillo

Comal

Mexican Pottery - chirmolera, ollas

Tortilla Presses
Tamales Steamer
Lemon/Lime Press & Citrus Juicers
Nixtamal Colander

 

Common Mexican Dishes

Mole
Mole - Tells the history of Pueblo mole.

Flan
Flan - Flan is common in Spain, Mexico as well as Europe and U.S.

Quesadillas

Salsas
History of Salsa
The Salsa Saga (current trends)

Chiles Rellenos

Enchiladas
Information, history and recipes

Chilaquiles
Information, history and recipes

Tacos
History of the first taco bash

Tamales
History, varieties, recipes
Brief history of the tamale

Pozole (Posole)
How to make it, history, recipes

A Thumbnail History of Mexican Food
Tacos, Enchiladas And Refried Beans: The Invention Of Mexican-American Cookery

Chili con Carne
History, legends and lore about this classic dish

Ceviche
History and recipes for the South American fish stew 

Chicle
Mayan chewing gum - chicle