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Hugo Ortega's Street Food of Mexico

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In Street Foods of Mexico, award-winning chef Hugo Ortega of Hugo's Authentic Mexican Cuisine, journeys across Mexico enjoying the foods of his homeland. Mexican street food represents the best of traditional cooking. The scent of these familiar dishes draws hungry diners to experience the unique richness of flavors that emerges in traditional cooking techniques. From the tacos and masa-based treats of the central highlands to the cocteles and ceviches of the coast, each region has its specialties, and each dish conveys both deeply satisfying taste and a delicious feeling of place. In his warm way, Hugo shares the stories behind the dishes and provides recipes and instructions to make them accessible to cooks everywhere. The color and flavor of Mexican street life comes alive in this generous collection of recipes for tacos, tlayudas, cocteles, bebidas, dulces, and much more. Join Hugo on his culinary journey, and your kitchen will become a vibrant, savory haven as you serve up the legendary foods of Mexico.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2012

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Get your taco, torta, and tasty food on. I didn't try any of the recipes. I pored over the photographs of people cooking in trucks, kitchens, and urban-looking outdoors. This is a photobook too.
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