Mexico

Mexican food is beloved by many for its spicy tastes, exotic sauces, and crunchy tacos. Mexican food is so famous and well-received that it's swept over the rest of the world.

Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous 
​Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples are native foods, such as corn, beans, avocados, tomatoes, and chili peppers, along with rice which was brought by the Spanish.

​Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meats from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat, and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese), and various herbs and spices.

Beside the obvious quesadillas, tacos, fajitas, enchiladas and tamales, there are other great dishes to give a try from this incredibly taste-full country. Mexican rice, Manicotti, Mexican chicken, burritos, croquettes, Frijoles Borrachos, the vegetable dish, Cilantro Lime Corn Crema and the incredible Baked Chicken Chimichangas. If there's anything Mexican food gives you, it's choices!

​Take a look at Rick Bayless and his amazing tacos, Thomasina Miers, Enrique Olvera, Daniel Ovadía, Ricardo Muñoz Zurita or Eduardo García​ to get a sense of why they're named Mexico City's top chefs. And there's always our Jamie. Is there a food he doesn't have a recipe for? Check out Jamie Oliver's take on Mexican dishes. 

Cooking Mexican food from home can be made easier with a few cookbooks. For example, Thomasina Miers' 'Mexican Food Made Simple' or '200 Mexican Dishes' by Emma Lewis. ​

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Mexican food facts

Mexican cuisine is uniquely special because it is recreated all over the world. There are Mexican style restaurants in every country.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated on the first of November, and with it comes Pan de Muertos:, a round, sweet bread that is topped with sugar or sesame seeds.

The famous quesadillas, tacos, tamales, chalupas, churros, and so on are more likely to be seen on the streets than in an actual home cooked meal because they are of the informal variety.

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USA

The United States of America is famous for its love of food. Experimentation can found across all types of food in this country. 

The European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of a large number of new ingredients and cooking styles.

​This variety continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th centuries, proportional to the influx of immigrants from additional foreign nations. There is a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the U.S.

If you're curious to try out some typical American dishes, why not give a BBQ pulled pork burger a try or a cobb salad with buttermilk ranch dressing? There's also the seadfood chowder, the iconic pumpkin pie, cajun fries, the New York cheesecake, their famous plate-sizes pancakes that are internationally famous.

For recipes try Frank Bonanno, Brad Farmerie, Tyler Florence and Tom Colicchio.

Recommended cookbooks for cooking at home are 'The American Cookbook' by Caroline Bretherton or 'Jamie's America' by Jamie Oliver.

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American food facts

Hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, jelly beans, doughnuts and pumpkin pie are the most familiar American foods across the world.

The National Turkey Federation estimate that in America, over 46 million turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving: that's more than double the amount eaten at Christmas time.

Fast food restaurants have grown rapidly in America since the early 1900s. Many of the major fast food companies in the world originated in America.

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brazil

Brazilian cuisine has European, African and Amerindian influences. It varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's mix of native and immigrant populations and its continental size as well. This has created a national cuisine marked by the preservation of regional differences.

Ingredients first used by native people in Brazil include cassava, guaraná, 
açaí, cumaru, cashew and tucupi. From there, the many waves of immigrants brought some of their typical dishes, replacing missing ingredients with local equivalents.

Root vegetables such as cassava (locally known as mandioca, aipim or macaxeira, among other names), yams, and fruit, like açaí, cupuaçu, mango, papaya, guava, orange, passion fruit, pineapple, and hog plum are among the local ingredients used in cooking.

Barbecued meat moqueca, some cachaça, made from sugarcane juice, brigadeiros​, Pão de queijo, ​Acarajé, Quindim, Feijoada and fried bar snacks.​
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Some Brazilian chefs to try out is Alex Atala, the great and Roberta Sudbrack, as well as Alberto Landgraf.

And as always, a cookbook never hurt anyone. Start reading 'The Food and Cooking of Brazil' by Fernando Farah for some great recipes​ as well as 'This is Brazil' by Fernanda de Paula.

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Brazilian food facts

The food of Brazil uses much fish, meat, tropical fruits, rice, beans, and manioc, among others.

Feijoada is the national dish of Brazil. This dish is made with pork, rice, black beans, ham, onions, beef, and chorizo.

Brazilians don’t call Brazil nuts, “Brazil nuts”. To them, ALL nuts grown in Brazil are Brazil nuts.

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Breakfast the American way

Discover America's north, south, east and west's breakfast ways!

Mexico
Churro Doughnuts
Starting your day off with some baked, sweet and sugary doghnuts, dipped in chocolate or jam, is the perfect way to get some energy, some joy and some Mexican in your every day.
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America
Pancakes
With a mix of salty and sweet, the traditional American breakfast consists of thick fluffy pancakes, maple syrup, blueberries and a few rashers of crispy streaky bacon on top.

Brazil
Coffee and toast
Brazilian prefer simple breakfast comprising of coffee, milk, bread and jam, sometimes cheese and ham, with fresh fruit also. There may be mangoes, papayas, watermelons and avocado cream in addition to all those. The side dishes may vary with the city you are dwelling in. 
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