Food in Mexico

We have many Mexican food restaurants in the United States and I wonder where they have been hiding some of the delicacies I've tasted in the last two weeks. My favorites were a restaurante called "La Birria Restaurante Mejor de San Rafael". They only served this one dish, birria, an increible blend of rich spices, with meat, vegetables and some of the best corn tortillas ever! It was as much about the experience of sound as it was the food...nortena band downstairs and mariachi upstairs.

Also, by our school, "Rinconada del Casco", is located in a colonial house and serves a $4.00 or $5.00 menu, all inclusive of delicious and regional dishes, all as tasty as the other, always including a fresh squeezed fruit juice.

We attended a dinner hosted by Fulbright alumni at their home in the state of Mexico. They graciously served something called a taquisa, or collection of dishes. They included a variey of regional dishes, my favorite being the tinga de pollo, or shreaded and spiced chicken.

All for now, look forward to sharing the Highlands Ranch t-shirts with my students tomorrow! It will definitely be a photo opportunity!