All For Bright

Maybe you ate Mexican food in a Mexican restaurant quality or even a Chimenea. If you have, maybe some authentic Mexican cookware or utensils have been used to wash the dishes. The Mexicans use a range of different cooking methods including baking, roasting and slow cooking and have pots and pans for these unique methods. Mexicans love to use lots of fresh produce in their cooking, including spices and herbs, so you can find knives and a mortar and pestle in Mexican cuisine. Some common Mexican pots Ollas, also known as Barros, clay pots are deep. They’re perfect for the beans simmer, stew or soup and clay is a great way for cookware because it distributes heat evenly to prevent burned spots. Barro means clay or mud and Olla means pot. These vessels are intended to direct flame all day. The clay can be sensitive to temperature changes if you need to warm it gently before use to avoid cracking. A good reason for cooking in clay pots is that it gives food a slightly earthy taste. Comal are used in Mexican cuisine and are large, round cast iron plates, clay or aluminum. They normally have a modern non-stick coating and are used roasted peppers and warm tortillas. A pan is used for simmering mole and other sauces. It ‘a big round clay pot, which is between five and seven inches deep. The exterior can be painted with bright colors and the interior is glazed. A pot has handles so you can put on an open fire. A tortilleria is a Mexican tortilla press with two discs of wood or round trays. You put a ball of Masa between the plates and press down to make an omelette. These machines used to be wood, but are generally expressed today. You can get those cheap aluminum, but they break easily. Kitchen Utensils Mexican People You will find a hand y metate in Mexican kitchens. This dish is concave in the size of a serving plate and stone or rock. There will be three short legs and sit on the table or three feet long so you can sit at the height of a chair. There is a stone circle, you ride on the surface to grind or mix the ingredients. A tejolote Molcajete there is a mortar and pestle, which consists of a small stone, clay, or wooden bowl or a cylinder stretched with the same hardware, rounded at both ends. The end of the cylinder is used in a circular motion to grind the question in the bowl, spray. I love Mexican hot chocolate and use a wooden whisk called Molinillo top foam. The Molinillo is spun between the hands and some are simple, but others are highly decorated. The Molinillo is a game but fascinating food culture of Mexico. You can make Mexican food without the proper equipment but its use can be fun and seems to appear in the kitchen.