Even more traditional findings from Veracruz, Mexico.

Reminder: $11 pesos approximately equals 1 Canadian dollar.

Salsa de puerco.
This is my favourite dish. I love when my mom cooks for us or Antelma (an employee of my mom who is more like family, an aunt). My mother was very dedicated to us and always had something to feed us, healthy and delicious, great memories… Now, I am able to taste these memories again and fortunately Brian loved this dish too.
It is cooked pork with a spicy tomatoe sauce. We calculated the cost and it comes up to be $90 pesos and we were able to feed 8 people, that means: $11.25 pesos per person for a fantastic meal… And let me tell you, this meal was accompanied with rice, beans and tortillas (for that cost).



Caldo de res.
Today was beef with a lot of veggies and fruit. It is almost like a soup with corn, calabazas (zucchini), carrots, chayotes, potatoes, cabbage, onions, plantain, cilantro, mint, garlic and spices. A very spicy sauce goes with this and of course tortillas cannot be missed. For a huge pot we were able to feed 12 people, the cost = $75 pesos, $6.25 pesos per person.



Tacos al Pastor!!!
Every Thursday we cannot miss to eat tacos in Cordoba in Avenida 11; the name of the place is “PASELE JOVEN”. Some people say these tacos are made out dog meat, great use of those lonely dogs I may say. There is a promotion of $22 pesos per order of five tacos with one order for free, on Thursdays, which means that you get 10 tacos for $22 pesos, 2 X 1. Awesome!!! We cannot wait to have Tony in Cordoba to go with him to enjoy these tacos.




Huevos.
Eggs are fantastic here in Mexico, they taste good with anything.
Eggs with boiled beans and epazote (a herb), eggs with chorizo, eggs with gasparitos (flowers), you name it… eggs with pretty much anything are just fantastic and economical.
You can buy 30 eggs for $38 pesos, a piece of chorizo for $3 pesos, a bunch of gasparitos for $5 pesos and a kilo of tortillas for $6.5-$10 pesos.





Tezmole.
I tried cooking this dish for Brian 8 years ago and it tasted horribly. Of course, as a polite Canadian, he ate it and did not say a word. Now that he gets the opportunity to try the real dish he confessed his feelings about my poor tezmole. Tezmole is made with chicken, a spicy sauce, dough balls with cheese and epazote inside; it can be served with beans and rice. I absolutely love it, Brian not so much!!!
The cost is about $40 for a pot to feed 6-8 people, which means about $5 pesos per person.



Ponche.
Hot drink traditionally made during December for Christmas season. It is a hot juice of different fruits from sugar cane to guava. It is absolutely delicious, sweet and comforting. Brian enjoyed more with the addition of rum; the best so far has been at Layfer Hotel in Cordoba. The cost of this drink is about $90 pesos for 20 litres or you can buy a litre of ponche for $20 pesos without having to go through all the trouble of getting the ingredients and making it yourself.