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The Taste of Mexico - Authentic Mexican recipes cookbook. Including recipes for huitlacoches or cuitlacoches considered a Mexican corn truffle. Also look for the delicious squash blossoms (flor de calabaza) dishes.
Patricia Quintana is respected throughout Mexico as a premier cook and author. Here she renders both the country of Mexico and its distinct foods. Filled with full-page photographs, the book is divided along Mexico’s regions. It is difficult to give you a sampling of recipes from this book, as they are all so unique and varied, but here is a short tour:
Cactus Blossom & Hearts of Palm Salad
Fresh Corn Tamales with Milk
Chicken in Masa, Hasteco-Veracruz Style
Smoked Oysters, Tapesco Style
Hibiscus-Blossom Sherbert
Tangerine Mousse
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