Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction The Western Center and Its Pacific Coast The States of Michoacan Morelia and Tacambaro Jalisco A Journey North: The Bajio to the Northern Plains The States of Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Comonfort Aguascalientes Zacatecas Coahuila Chihuahua The Central Hub The States of Hidalgo Mexico Morelos Puebla The Gulf Coast The States of Veracruz Tabasco Campeche The Southern Pacific Coast The States of Guerrero Oaxaca A Miscellany of Culinary Experiences Rarities Mushrooms Old Mexican Cookbooks Basic Information Recipe Index General Index

Promotional Information

"My Mexico is a masterwork. I am thrilled to see it being republished. No other writer has come close to Diana Kennedy in communicating the variety, richness, and delights of the cuisines of Mexico. Reading the book, for it's a great read, is like watching a layered lively video, as images unspool in the mind's eye. Cooking from it is also a pleasure, for directions are clear and results exceptional, in my experience." -- Naomi Duguid, author of Burma: Rivers of Flavor "Diana Kennedy stands in the canon of outstanding people like Fanny Calderon de la Barca, Malcolm Lowry, and Leonora Carrington, who came to Mexico and made the country their own. The uniqueness of Diana Kennedy's journey and brilliant body of work is that she also gave Mexico to itself." -- Jennifer Clement, prize-winning author and president of PEN Mexico

About the Author

Diana Kennedy has written eight classic books on the regional foods of Mexico, including the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy, The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, The Art of Mexican Cooking, and My Mexico. Her many honors include induction into the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame, a Life Achievement Award from the International Association of Cooking Professionals, the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, and the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

Reviews

"A living legend in food, Kennedy started exploring the markets of Mexico's towns and villages more than fifty years ago, meeting cooks and gathering plants and recipes with the precision of an ethnobotanist. It has been her lifelong project of achieving total intimacy with Mexico's native ingredients." - Munchies