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May 4, 2010 4:00 PM
4 May 2010
4 PM
The Blair House will be hosting an event called "Taste of Mexico" honoring Mexican culture in advance of the upcoming State Visit by Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Led by Ambassador Capricia Marshall, the US Chief of Protocol, and the Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and his wife, the event will bring together an international DC Youth Group. Together, they will learn about Mexican culture and gastronomy beyond what Americans typically think it to be.
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May 13, 2010 6:30 PM
13 May 2010
6:30 to 9:00 PM
Cooking class and tasting dinner at the Mexican Cultural Institute
Have you ever wondered what happens when you combine edible flowers and chiles? Mexican cuisine can tell you a lot from this combination! Come learn about the edible side of exotic flowers and the wondrous depth of a variety of chiles. You will be surprised: Not all that you can make with chiles is spicy...
For more information and to register click here.
September 23, 2010 6:30 PM
23 September 2010
6:30 to 9:00 PM
Cooking demonstration and tasting dinner at the Mexican Cultural Institute
After three centuries of living as a Spanish Colony, Mexico shook off its leash from the Spanish crown. However, Mexico's kitchens were deeply transformed by ingredients and cooking techniques brought by the Spaniards like rice, wheat, milk products, pork, chicken, olives, capers, Old World spices and olive oil.
As Mexico celebrated its re-birth as an independent nation, a whirlwind of dishes covered in the colors of the flag and filled with native symbols were created. Yet ironically, many couldn't be made without some of Spains' inherited elements, now ingrained in our cooking, and too good and delicious to be left out. From Mexico's most popular rice dishes as the Green Poblano, Red Tomato, and Mexican White, to all sorts of Chiles stuffed with the flavors of the coasts of Spain, Mexican identity was transformed and enriched at the table.
To register and for more information click here.
November 4, 2010 6:30 PM
4 November 2010
6:30 to 9:00 PM
Cooking demonstration and tasting dinner at the Mexican Cultural Institute.
The Mexican Revolution shook the ground the country stood on. As Revolutionaries, soldiers and rebels moved throughout the country a new kind of cooking emerged: Food on the run! Come taste the exquisite inventions and creations made in ranches, porches, rustic bonfires and by traveling cooks to feed men, and women, who were for years on the run. Learn the true origins and flavors of the Burrito, the famous Discada Norteña, the Charro Beans. Drink some of the wholesome and filling drinks revolutionaries took along battles and sweets they carried in their jackets.
To register and for more information click here.
December 16, 2010 6:30 PM
16 December 2010
6:30 to 9:00 PM
Cooking demonstration and tasting dinner at the Mexican Cultural Institute.
Mexican cuisine has not only been influenced by the Spaniards. Especially during the late XIX century, during Maximilian's reign, Mexico's kitchens were introduced to new spins from France, Austria, Hungary and Italy. The way their ingredients and cooking techniques were incorporated into Mexico's sturdy culinary framework are a feast for all the senses such as: seafood bathed in bechamel sauces spiced up with dried chiles, puff pastries filled with moles and wild cactus, crepes stuffed with huitlacoche, squash blossoms and corn covered in a Poblano chile sauce, salads topped with exotic fruits, sweet mousses made with Mexican chocolate and floating islands swimming in flagrant and silky vanilla sauce.
To register and for more information click here.
