On Food & Culture
Depart from the usual shrimp cocktail sauce and go Texas Mexican. Use Serrano chile, cilantro and fresh lime juice. This delicious Serrano shrimp cocktail is reminiscent of the famous Mexican Campechana cocktails in Veracruz, Yucatán and along the Pacific coast, especially in Sonora. Usually, it’s […]
Cazuelitas or Sopes are a part of the Texas Mexican cuisine that exists in the region outlined in yellow (Map of the 1984 Republic of Mexico). Not to be confused with Tex-Mex, Texas Mexican is one of at least 12 related regional cuisines in the […]
These Chile Meatballs are perfect for large parties. Serve them in a crock-pot to keep them warm, and have plenty of toothpicks on hand. Meatballs or Albóndigas, illustrate the dynamism of food pathways, the routes by which foods travel via bird flights, human wars, marriages, […]
Pecan makes these stuffed mushrooms a crunchy treat. Pecan stuffed mushrooms are a favorite for parties and, yes, football games. Both the nut and the word, “pecan,” are Native American. European immigrants were not familiar with the pecans, which reminded them of walnuts. In fact, […]
The cod that we have in the Texas Mexico Gulf is “Southern Hake” (Urophycis floridana). It doesn’t have the large, firm flakes of Atlantic cod but rather has a tighter texture, and it is fairly soft and delicate. When fried with this featherlight beer batter, […]
This recipe uses ingredients that were being employed and enjoyed by our Texas Indian ancestors long before 1400. Archeologists have been able to determine that clams along the coastal bays were harvested most heavily from mid-April to late-July. They were sometimes steamed in earth ovens […]
When I bite into the succulent, sweet Texas Gulf crab meat I am taken back in time. It is 1528 when Karankawas find bedraggled Spaniards shipwrecked on their shores, now called Galveston Island. Lucky for the Spaniards that the Karankawa nurse them, feed them. Evidence […]
This morning I roasted pecans. Break them into pieces, add a little salt and into the oven they go. The aroma fills the home with delicious recollections. Food is memory and the pecan is a good example of this. Pecan is an iconic ingredient in […]
If you are near Houston, Texas we hope you will join us for an art happening that integrates film and food. Hosted by The Aurora Picture Show, this evening event explores and celebrates the aesthetic ways in which both film and food serve to promote […]
Hello, fellow Vegans, welcome to traditional vegan cuisine, an oft-overlooked dimension of Texas Mexican cuisine. These bean tamales are in every Mexican American home in Texas. Well I can’t make such an absolute statement, but I can say that they were definitely in my home […]