Even though Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, no reason to hang up your sombrero just yet. Traditional Mexican fare can be quite healthy, enough so that you can enjoy the culinary pleasures of this culture anytime. Mexican food, like Mexico itself, is a vibrant blend of colors, textures, flavors, fragments of history.
Mexican cooking blends the worlds of Indian and Hispanic.
This blend of ingredients has evolved into today s Mexican cuisine. And the good news is that many of the foods indigenous to this cuisine is good for you. Corn, tomatoes, chilies, potatoes and beans from the Indian tribes to the fruits and vegetables of the Hispanics make eating Mexican cuisine one of the healthiest. Contrary to popular belief, not all of the cuisine will set your mouth on fire. But chilies do contribute a great deal of authentic flavor and are used extensively.