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Category Archives: Mexican
Tacqueria Habanero
Tacqueria Habanero, web site, 3710 14th St., Washington, DC, 202-722-7700 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google+ | WaPo | Ylp] This place is pretty good, Washington now has a tacqueria it doesn’t have to feel ashamed of. … Continue reading
Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, DC, Mexican
Tagged Habanero, mole, Puebla, tacos, tacos tinga poblana, Tacqueria, Tacqueria Habanero
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How to dine well in Yucatan and Quintana Rios
Go to the mercado in Valladolid, right off the main square, and sample as many dishes as possible. Don’t hesitate to use the spicy black sauce. That is the single best introduction to Yucatan cuisine I know of. Mérida offers … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican, Mexico, Outside DC
Tagged Cancun, fish tacos, Merida, Mexico, NsqmW-3t9dg, Punto y Coma, Quintana Rios, Yucatan
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Bleg for Cancun, Mexico
Your answers here will help everyone at APEE, so please tell us what else should one do besides the usual? Where is the truly good food to be had, including cocina economica? I thank you all in advance for your … Continue reading
Posted in Bleg, Travel, Mexican, Mexico, Outside DC
Tagged bleg, Cancun, J1jmxakIXH0, Mexico
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Bleg for Merida, Mexico
I haven’t been there for thirty years, what do you all recommend for a short stay? And where can we find good marquesitas, pib x’catik, caballeros pobres, pucheros, and chancletas? Among other delicious treats. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – … Continue reading
Posted in Bleg, Travel, Mexican, Mexico, Outside DC
Tagged bleg, Merida, Mexico, yCImPCsd5LU
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The Aztec diet was more nutritious than it may seem at first
Colin M. MacLachlan, in his splendid Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture, reports: 1. Corn gruel and tamales were reinforced with fish, seeds of various kinds, fruit, and honey. 2. Beans were supplemented with meat from iguanas, armadillos, and … Continue reading
Posted in Aztec, Books, Mexican, Mexico
Tagged 6tyt47Unw1Y, armadillos, Aztec, beans, Colin MacLachlan, corn, iguanas, Mesquite, Mexican, Mexico, rabbits, spirulina, tamales, VhZ-EKPPQkU
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Taco Bamba
Taco Bamba, web site, 2190 Pimmit Drive, Falls Church, VA, 703-639-0505 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [FCNP | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp] Suddenly NoVa has a real tacqueria! It’s not up to par with … Continue reading
Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, Mexican, Virginia
Tagged Del Campo, R&R, Taco Bamba, Tacqueria, Victor Albisu
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Alegria
Alegria, web site, 111 Church Street Northwest, Vienna, VA, 703-261-6575, their hours seem to be in flux but don’t count on them being open at lunch. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | Washingtonian | … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
Tagged 8EtphYqisQs, Alegria, chile relleno, Mexican
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Fuego Cocina y Tequileria
Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, web site, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA, 571-970-2180 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Washingtonian | City Paper | NoVA Mag | Don Rockwell | Yelp] A few years ago I would … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington, Mexican, Virginia
Tagged Arlington, Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, goat tacos
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Ricos Tacos Moya II
Ricos Tacos Moya II, 10901 Main St., Fairfax, VA, 703-383-0009, and they are often open for breakfast too. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] A real, honest-to-goodness Mexican tacqueria in Fairfax! With a real Mexican crowd. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Fairfax, Mexican, Virginia, Woodbridge/Potomac Mills
Tagged Fairfax, Mexican tacqueria, pescado frito, Pozole, Ricos Tacos Moya, Tacqueria, Woodbridge
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