Avocado leaves (hojas de aguacate) are harvested from the native Mexican avocado Peresea drymifolia. The leaves are used both fresh as well as dried and impart a slightly anisey flavor. Learn about using avocado leaves in your Mexican recipes.Learn about using avocado leaves (hojas de aguacate) in your Mexican recipes.
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 about Mexican foods then this is a good place to start. Pre-Columbian Cuisine. Mexican Cooking Tools.
Chilaquiles is a dish which consists of tortilla strips cooked in a sauce with meats or vegetables, or scrambled with eggs. Learn about this traditional Mexican dis including the history.
Ancho powder is moderate-heat chile powder made from ancho chiles. You can use this powder in any recipe that calls for chile powder.