Daily Life In Mexico City
This Saturday, August 5, some people begin to visit various markets in Mexico City, to search for and buy supplies to prepare the traditional Chiles en Nogada on the eve of the national holidays in September to commemorate the 213 Years of Independence from Mexico.
According to historical data, it is reported that chiles en nogada were made for the first time on August 28, 1821, when a group of nuns of the Augustinian order from the Santa Monica Convent in the State of Puebla, upon learning that the The first emperor of Mexico, Agustin de Iturbide, would be celebrating his 38th birthday in the city, they decided to take advantage of the seasonal products to receive him with a dish bearing the colors of the Trigarante Army as a celebration of the recent Independence of Mexico.A
Its preparation is based on a poblano chili stuffed with a mixture of beef or pork (depending on each person's taste), tomato, some fruits such as bananas, peach, and pear, raisins, almonds, and spices. It is bathed in a walnut sauce
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