Mexico: The Cookbook

681 pages of information, recipes, photo's. Just got it today and more then happy. Looking forward to going through the book and trying out the recipes. Looks like a fantastic must have for the kitchen.

This tome must weigh in at a hernia inducing 5 lbs. if it's an ounce! the graphics are splendid with a wonderfully whimsical "Dia De Los Muertos" cutout cover in lipstick pink! The recipes are within the capabilities of most good cooks, though a good Mexican cook (like my beloved abuelita) will undoubtedly fine tune the ingredients and prep procedures. Ambitious, the cookbook has a whopping 600+ recipes but as anyone who loves Mexican regional cooking knows, there are going to be omissions along the way. But it is an incredible place to begin your love affair with the multifaceted aspects of Mexican cuisine.

I’m a professional food photographer (IG @chiesadilux) with a diverse culinary background. Always seeking to new recipes and flavors to keep my kitchen fresh and new. Thank you Anthony Bourdain ; Kitchen Confidential. Forget cookbook, this is an incredible Mexican encyclopedia to the culture. We have recipes from A-Z and would recommend this book to anyone looking to expand their horizons and deepen their culinary literacy of Mexico. Viva La Salud!

This is now our go to for Mexican food. Have some cooking experience, a few of the recipes aren’t clear on temperature and length. The recipes taste amazing, we use this book every Tuesday...taco Tuesdays. I would buy this book for someone who loves Mexican but have the basic kitchen skills and understanding.

This is for Mexican cooking what the Silver Spoon (also by Phaidon Publishing) is to Italian. It is not quite as easily laid out as the Silver Spoon, and the sections are a little harder to find quickly, but this has many of my family' favorite recipes, and they are good. The cover is a little unwieldy in the kitchen so I removed the delicate laser cut dust jacket and it works fine. My cookbooks get used heavily, and very few of them have pictures so the lack of "about this dish/country" text did not bother me. I live in Texas so most of the ingredients are easy to find at a local market, and substitutions can be made for some of the more exotic leaves and grains. This is not a good cookbook if you are looking for pictures of every meal presented on delicate plates. This is also not a good cookbook if you are new to Mexican cooking (or cooking in general) and are not familiar with some of the techniques presented here. Just like in the Silver Spoon, it is just a list of recipes of different types of food and that is it. Not a travel cookbook or an about the country cookbook. Just ~500 great recipes with straightforward directions. Prep times and cooking times are usually correct, and a nice touch if you are deciding what to make for dinner. Like I mentioned at the beginning, WOW is it organized strangely. BUT, if you are looking for good recipes for many of your favorite Mexican dishes then this book is a treasure.

I gave this book to my wife a a Christmas present and she absolutely loved it. There are comparisons to make with the books of Diana Kennedy and Rick Bailey but this beautifully illustrated comes ahead by a mile. The recipes are not only the popular ones in the US but also the richer and deeper places of Mexico are as well represented. I was very surprised and pleased to find recipes like the Mixiotes de Escalotes which is a local and seasonal delicacy in central Mexico which main ingredient are ant eggs. I believe is going to be a very long while for this book to be replaced, this is the new Mexican cook book standard.

This is one of the best cookbooks that I own. There is much fabulous work put into this and I appreciate it so much!

This a great book , lots of meals and great pictures.

This book is laid out so beautifully inside and out - split into sections for meat, fish, street-food etc...it's super easy to navigate, and all the recipes are so simple and flavourful. If you're looking for a say a quesadilla, they have numerous recipes within the same section, so you can flick through and choose one based on the ingredients you have on hand. Theres quite a lot of comments on the lack of photos, I've cooked quite a few recipes without a reference image, and they came out delicious - I think this book even for beginners is going to make you trust you intuition, and who cares what it looks like if it tastes good! Well worth the money, highly highly recommend.

Hermoso libro de recetas de cocina mexicana... ideal para un regalo a alguien que ame la cocina, o bien para tenerlo en casa como uno de tus libros favoritos que ademas da gusto compartir con tus visitas e invitados. Este libro alcanza, a mi modo de ver, el rubro de "libros de arte".

The book arrived before the expected date of delivery was in amazing condition. Well packed in bubble wraps. Really excited to go through it.

My daughter has this book. Every time I saw it, i would thumb through it and be amazed by the quality of the book yes, but more so for the plethora of recipes! The author says: "when I cook Mexican food, especially for those who are unfamiliar with the cuisine, it makes me feel very proud that the food is sophisticated, the flavours refined, ingredients fresh and nutritious." So many that are unknown!. You will be amazed by the simplicity of the ingredients and easiness of execution. It is an encyclopedia of mexican cuisine at its best!The photos are delectable! Gorgeous presentations. Margarita Carrillo Arronte first sets us the presentation of the culture, the places like: The Food of Mesoamerica. Wonderful, wonder full discovery through history and places of Mexican food. It's a winner 10o%

Het boek ziet er prachtig uit en bevat veel verschillende Mexicaanse recepten. Als naslagwerk of koffietafelboek is het zeker mooi om te hebben. De recepten zelf vielen mij alleen wat tegen. Ik mis regelmatig extra uitleg over technieken, ingrediënten en waarom bepaalde stappen op een bepaalde manier worden gedaan. Daardoor voelen sommige recepten wat oppervlakkig aan, zeker als je echt meer over de Mexicaanse keuken wilt leren. Mooi boek om doorheen te bladeren, maar puur voor de recepten zou ik het zelf niet nog een keer kopen.