Subscribe to our newsletter. The open flame is the oldest cooking method in the world.
Every culture does it.
The only real difference is in the ingredients and how the fire is used. In Mexico cooking fires are made with Mesquite wood ringed with stones. Before the spanish brought iron, food was suspended on green sticks or placed on flat stone in or near the fire. After the Spanish small cooking grates were used to place the food directly over the flame. Like any culture the Mexicans cook what is easily available like fresh fish, lamb, bananas, tortillas, and lots of chiles.