Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from Mexico - such as tamales, tacos or flan. Questions about ingredients common to Mexican-style cooking, but which aren't about a specific Mexican dish, should not use this tag.
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How to make big, fluffy “Mexican-style” flour tortillas (without using any special machinery)?
Flour tortillas are so bloody expensive (and rare!) outside of the U.S. so I'd like to make my own. A friend taught me how to make some ages ago, but I stopped because they were always weird and I ...
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How to dice tomatoes?
I like to make pico de gallo which calls for alot of diced tomato. This is always the most time consuming part of this recipe. What are some tips to make dicing a tomato a little easier? I finally got ...
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How does one begin to create salsa?
Let me start by saying that I am not a cook by any means.
Now, I love salsa and I always have, but mostly I just get store brands. I've had homemade salsa before and it tends to be a lot more ...
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How to use spare jalapeños?
I bought a pack of about 10 jalapeño peppers and will only use 1-2 of them to make salsa. What can I do with the rest so that I don't have to throw them away. At the price for the whole pack it's ...
