This year, jump out of the crowd and make your own Mexican feast at home. Cinco de Mayo is a festive celebration commemorating Mexico's victory over France in a battle in Pueblo, Mexico. In Mexico, it is called a fiesta.
Fiestas are great fun with lots of great food.
Begin your meal with a salad, using the jicama. You may have seen a strange-looking vegetable called a jicama in your supermarket. The jicama is sometimes called a Mexican potato. And like a potato, the jicama is a root vegetable covered with a light brown skin. The crunchy white jicama flesh, with a delightful sweet flavor, can be eaten raw in salads or with a dip or cooked.