Celebraciones mexicanas
Subtitle: history, traditions, and recipes
By: Andrea Lawson Gray and Adriana Almazan Lahl
Contributors: Almazan Lahl, Adriana, 1967- author
Series: Studies in food and gastronomy; Studies in food and gastronomy
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780759122819
Subjects: Social life and customs; Fasts and feasts; Mexican Cooking
Description: Bring home the richness and authenticity of the foods of Mexico's main holidays and celebrations! This cookbook offers insight into the traditional Mexican holidays throughout the year, providing historical background and cultural and food information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-354) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Mexican food history ; Basic recipes for Mexican cooking ; Salsa recipes ; Salsa pairings; title: Holidays and festivals. Day of the virgin of Guadalupe / día de la virgen de Guadalupe (December 12) ; Las posadas (December 16-24) ; Christmas eve / Noche buena (December 24) ; Christmas / Navidad (December 25) ; New year's eve / fin de año (December 31) ; Three kings' day / día de los reyes magos (January 6) ; The feast of San Antonio Abad (January 17) ; Candlemas / día de la candelaria (February 2) ; Benito Juarez day (March 21) ; Carnival / Carnaval (day[s] before Ash Wednesday) ; Lent / Cuaresma (Ash Wednesday to holy Saturday) ; Holy week / semana santa (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday) ; Children's day ; día del niño (April 30) ; Day of the holy cross / día de la santa cruz (May 3) ; Cinco de Mayo (May 5) ; Mother's day / día de la madre (May 10) ; Corpus Christi day / día del Corpus Christi (sixty days after Easter Sunday) ; Independence day / día del grito (September 15-16) ; Day of the dead / día de los muertos (October 30 to November 2) ; Day of the Mexican revolution / día de la revolución (November 20); title: Rites of passage, family celebrations, and events. Quinceañeras ; Weddings / bodas ; Baptisms / bautizos ; First communions and confirmations / primera comuniónes y confirmaciones ; Funerals / funerales.