California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book: Selected Mexican and Spanish Recipes Papyras Classics

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Chapter 15

List of Mexican Supplies in Mexican Stores

  • As safron (Safron), used for flavoring meat and chile dishes.
  • Oregano (Mexican sage), used for flavoring all meat and chile dishes.
  • Cominos (common seed), used for flavoring all meat and chile dishes.
  • Cilantio (Cariandos seed), used for flavoring all meat and chile dishes.
  • Frijoles Colorado (pink beans).
  • Appelito Marado (a blue Mexican bean).
  • Belotas (Mexican acorns).
  • Pinones (pine nuts).
  • Maize Blanco (white corn), used for Mexican dishes.
  • Ojas (corn husk for Tamales).
  • Queso de tina (cheese made of cactus sweetened).
  • Queso Mexicano (a Mexican cheese).
  • Panocha (dark cane sugar in cone shape cakes).
  • Piloncillo (light brown cane sugar in cone shape cakes).
  • Chile Colorado (red chile), chile sauce.
  • Dule tipinos (small round red chile used for pepper sauces).
  • Pinole corn or wheat parched ground for Mexican drink, flavored with cinnamon and sweetened with sugar, mixed with milk or water.
  • Nixtamal Mexican Corn prepared old time way, ground in mortars.
  • Choriso (Mexican sausage).
  • Jammiello (Hamirello), candy made of pumpkin.
  • Cojeta de membrio, preserves made of quinces and Panocha.
  • Cojeta de camote, sweet potatoes and panocha, preserves.
  • Tamarindo, a dried fruit to soak in water and sweetened for a drink.
  • Tomatillas, a small wild green tomato.