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Panchos Takos in Puerto Vallarta: tacos pastor

Start with a Tortilla…

March 15, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Tortillas. Here in the village of Mascota the tortillas were made by hand. Our guide told us a sad story about how poor his family was; the only thing they […]

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Ingredients, Mexican Food
a variety of different types of corn

Corn, the Base of Mexican Life

September 18, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Corn (maíz) was the basis of agriculture in all of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a corn god called ‘Centeotl’; the Mayan’s ‘God of Maize’ was called Yum Kaax. He was usually […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America, Spanish Lessons

Grassy Landscapes from Around the World

May 29, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

For this week’s Travel Theme I have chosen some grassy landscapes from around the world. Bambi chowing down on these the grasses at Hurricane Ridge in Washington state. It appears that […]

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Collections from Around the World, Travel Theme

Basque Soup of Corn, Tomatoes and Chorizo

September 5, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

This soup, from the Basque region of northern Spain, is perfect for late summer when most of the ingredients are available fresh from the garden or local market. Here are some of […]

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Spain
fennel salad with goat cheese tart

A menu from the Aquitaine region of France (Bordeaux)

August 29, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This cooking class at UBC featured the food and wine of the Bordeaux region of France, which includes the Basque region, so it was appropriate that we started with a […]

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French Food, Wine
pouring the 'sopa de lima' broth

From the Yucatan in Mexico: Sopa de Lima

March 6, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Our Mexican cooking class featuring meals from the Yucatán began with sopa de lima (lime soup). This uniquely Yucatán dish is made from a special sour lime that only grows in […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexican Food
salbutes

Salbutes: little bocadillas to tempt the mouth

March 3, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

These tasty little Yucatan treats start with homemade ‘tortillas’ that are topped with pulled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, ‘pickled’ onions, avocados and jalapeños. The ‘tortillas’ are made with corn ‘masa’, to […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexican Food
Sopa de Milpa (Garden Soup)

Sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’ from Oaxaca

March 1, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

My UBC class in Mexican cooking from Oaxaca started with this traditional soup: sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’. A milpa is a traditional Mesoamerican corn patch that consisted of rows of […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America
Left-over Turkey Chowder

Left-Over Turkey and Chorizo Chowder

December 27, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

This recipe is modified from my New England Clam Chowder 4 or 5 strips of bacon, fried until crispy and then crumbled 1 or 2 dried chorizo sausages, sliced lengthwise […]

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