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@jeannetteenmexico
Mole Rojo. This mole was downright incredible. Full bodied texture. Amazing flavor. We toasted all the ingredients on the comal before grinding them up on the metate. (Chiles we did blend in the blender 🤫). And we cooked costilla de puerco and used that stock to make the mole. It was unbelievable experience.
Ahhh my new home away from home. I met my friend Jenny in Huatulco. She was raised in this little Pueblo called Santo Domingo Jalieza. It’s about 45 mins to an hour away from Oaxaca. Her family was kind enough to let me stay with them for a whole week. Similar to how people everywhere around the world live but with slight differences. Wake up shower, eat breakfast, brush my teeth. However I shower with a bucket of water I heat up myself and a bowl. The bathroom is in an outhouse (3rd pic is bathroom and shower area) and I have to get a bucket of water to flush it down. I brush my teeth by the lavador with a bowl of water I get from those big blue jugs. They get water from a well and that’s where they store it. I never once use a faucet. And to cook food we start a fire and use wood fires to cook with.
I’m on top of the world. I’m the most blessed person ever. For having the opportunity and ability to be able to travel and live with the amazing people of Oaxaca. For learning not only about their cuisine, but also their culture, their traditions, and their spirit. Oaxaca te doy las gracias 🙏🏽
I’ve arrived at my next destination but first I wanted to say thank you to this chef for teaching me, showing me, taking me everywhere, and having patience with me. She made my stay in Huatulco incredible. 🙏🏽
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Let’s talk about some of the differences I’ve noticed in certain socio circumstances. They can be subtle and casual like pizza. The whole world loves to eat pizza but did you know that in Mexico they eat their pizzas with ketchup? Slight differences that can change the whole taste of the pizza. Also in Mexico sooo many people are business owners. I’m not saying everyone has a full blown factory or has a storefront. But almost every house has a handwritten sign that say they sell quesadillas or you see people on the street selling fruit picked from public trees, or you see women walking from door to door selling jello or bread. It’s not business on a grand scale but it still business. You still have the mentality of a business owner, an employee, a producer, an accountant, a marketer all rolled into one person. It changes your mentality as a human. Small subtle differences that changes the whole dynamic of the country. People here don’t separate work from life. Work is their life. Their life is work. And if you enjoy what you do then you really can’t ask for more.
I got hooked up with a jet ski tour the other day and it was epic. We toured 7 bays and then we went out to the open sea and found dolphins. 🐬 it was soooo much fun riding the jet skis at full velocity. I wasn’t really good it but it was fun. It was more or less like a roller coaster ride.
Tacos 🌮 there is a little tiny taco stand on the street not too far from my apartment that always has a TON of people from the moment they get there. They have quite a variety of tacos. I’ve gone a couple times and I’m trying to tackle the list of options. I only have a few more to go.
Lunch with some friends :) we made pulpo ala ajillo, camarón al mojo de ajo, ensalada, amarillo de puerco, arroz, y strudel de mango.
Today I get to check something off my bucket list. A very unusual one. A cockfight. I didn’t put a video of one of the actual fights because I know it may be a little sensitive for some people. This video is called “la calentada”. They are warming up the gallos that are about to fight. The 2 gallos closest to the center are called “la mona”. They aren’t going to be in the fight they are just agitating the ones that will which are the ones closest to the walls in this video. Then they measure the blades and check for the sharpness. Once they check out they strap the knives to one of the legs. It looks like a big claw. During this time every one is making bets with each other. You look at the people next to you, around or clear across the stage and say “50 on red” or “200 on green” and they either nod or say no. When they release the gallos usually the one that jumps the highest right off the bat is the one who normally wins. They start fighting until one dies. The one left alive is the winner. Then people go around collecting their bets. This spectator event is completely legal here in Mexico. You just need a permit. It is a part of the culture. However, lots of narcos do attend these events so you have to be careful.
We visited a carnicería in Pluma Hidalgo. It’s owned by a ex-brother in law. I tried traditional cheesehead and blood sausage. The blood sausage is made with yerba buena (spearmint) so it has a lightness to it surprisingly. In the center of the last pic is tasajo oreado, on the left chicharrones, and on the right it’s the cow udders called ubres.
Today Araceli took me up to the town of Pluma Hidalgo which is a small coffee town up in the mountains. We made a stop first in Santa Maria Huatulco. We stopped at the very humble establishment of an older lady who cooks out of her home. She and her family make tortillas made by hand right in front of you on a comal fueled by wood fire. First thing Araceli made me try was un taco macho which is a tortilla with water and salt. Simple yet amazing. Then we had a humble meal of frijoles de la olla, salsa de molecajete recién hecha, y pedazos de puerco frito. I truly couldn’t be happier.
Yesterday we made un mole amarillito de lomo de venado. Deer is found here in Oaxaca but it’s limited so it’s not really legal to buy deer anymore. 🤫 it’s a tough meat but not really gamey. Araceli made una agua de mango 🥭 with this 🤤
I tried chicatana ants yesterday. They are very rare because you can only harvest these ants on the first days of the rain season and they are gone until next year. These are from last harvest. You toast them a couple of times and you can make sauces out of them or eat them as snacks. They are good.
Some of my favorites things I’ve made so far. Rajas con limón. Salsa en Molecajete. Breakfast: un guisado de nopales con epazote, frijoles negros de la olla, y las 2 salsas. This is 100% vegan and complete organic. Even these black beans are completely native to Oaxaca. Soooooo good!
The sunrise and the sunsets I see every single day ❤️
Kicking it old school. 😎 I love it. The first time I used Araceli’s knives I was (foolishly) surprised at how sharp they were. Then she cracks this baby out. A stone found in the fields. I’m telling you her knives are sharrrppp.
Got up. Ate breakfast. Worked on my knife cuts. Went to the beach. Hung out on a paddleboard all afternoon. Somewhere in between there I worked breakfast lunch and dinner. Pretty siiickk.