I was going to buy an ad to promote my blog at this year’s Super Bowl. Alas, NBC has sold out all of its inventory for the Big Game, some at record prices of $7 million. Oh well… I migh… | Continue reading
Remember the Baby Yoda Rosca de Reyes? Well, it was only a matter of time until a very creative Mexican entrepreneur came up with the February-Candelaria Tamalorian sequel. Let me explain. Many of … | Continue reading
As Mexicans prepare to celebrate Candlemass next week (February 2,) a wave of new options to dress up your Baby Jesus has emerged. And because Baby Jesus Doctor is no longer enough, what about Baby… | Continue reading
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Thank you, @natyvaro1, for your TikTok highlighting a restaurant in Coahuila, Mexico that specializes in Dinosaur-shaped quesadillas. These beauties are shaped like adorable little dinosaurs and (y… | Continue reading
Where else are you going to get a $20 peso tamal* in a regular vending machine? * It’s “tamal” not “tamale” | Continue reading
I’m too old to remember Fusion, the short-lived, multimillion joint effort between Univision and ABC to craft English-language content for U.S. Latinos (now mostly known as “Latinx.R… | Continue reading
Where else are you going to get a $20 peso tamal* in a regular vending machine? * It’s “tamal” not “tamale” | Continue reading
Before you go all crazy on me, let me clarify one thing: I did not invent the above awesomeness –of course. I have been busy taking siestas, eating tacos (throwing tacos at people) and sipping tequ… | Continue reading
This amazing thing has been created by indigenous artisans in Nacajuca, Tabasco. The 10-meter Christmas tree is decorated with 500 sombreros. In addition to the sombreros, the 10-meter tree is ador… | Continue reading
It’s December 12, 2021 and I’m back in my beloved CDMX. Yes, I arrived just in time for the Guadalupe celebrations, and to kick off of a month-long taco/tostada/pozole/champurrado-fille… | Continue reading
Try explaining *this* to a non-Mexican. Go ahead, I’ll wait. | Continue reading
As seen last weekend on Spain’s La Tribuna del Camino Real. This blogger doesn’t have a lot of background on this and apparently the author, Javi Salado, has apologized for the vignette… | Continue reading
Challenged by some very unorthodox methods to teach English to Latinos (such as this one and this other one) Mexicans have come up with yet the most creative way to teach Spanish to English speakin… | Continue reading
Sahara Tees, a company in California I had never heard of, is now peddling the “official” Shalom Amigos Jewish Mexican Hanukkah Shirt, a fine product to kick off your 2021 Hanukkah cele… | Continue reading
Peruvian Style Chimichurri Rice, because why the hell not? Via: Diego Fonseca/Twitter | Continue reading
Today is Black Friday, the day Americans would go out of their way to buy stuff they don’t need, lured by the promise of paying less for said stuff. I’ve always hated this so-called ho… | Continue reading
Let’s be honest: Just as any other holiday, Thanksgiving has become mostly another good reason to eat and drink in excess (at least in my case.) But if a 3 pm “dinner” of turkey, … | Continue reading
Say what you will about Bill de Blasio and Marcelo Ebrard, but thanks to this useless duo, this Mexican blogger can now proudly say she lives in a city that honors “México-Tenochtitlan”… | Continue reading
I haven’t followed this week’s #ThreeAmigos Summit as closely as previous years (you know? I’ve been super busy looking for a job.) Still, my timeline is an amusing patchwork of m… | Continue reading
At this point, it isn’t really a surprise that the “Mexican meme machine” is so amazing at its job that it should be protected by the UNESCO –or something. In the latest example o… | Continue reading
Move over, Latin American Hong Kong! In yet another example of geographically-challenged TV networks, now comes CBS News placing La Palma in the Iberian Peninsula, in Murcia to be precise. I am tol… | Continue reading
Start spreading the news… He’s leaving next week… Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (aka AMLO) will be in the Big Apple for a short visit next week (Nov. 8 & 9) an… | Continue reading
If you thought pan de muerto was the only sweet Mexican sweet bread to enjoy around Halloween time, think again: Del Norte Bakery, a popular bakery in Dallas, TX, has decided to dress up their conc… | Continue reading
I have no idea what this is, but it looks colorful and “ethnic” enough to earn a space in this blog. For other wonderful examples of “ethnic-relevant costumes,” click here, … | Continue reading
Say what you will about Mexico and Mexicans, my people are the most creative and shit. | Continue reading
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After 1 year, 7 months and eleven days, I’m finally back in my beloved CDMX (formerly known as D.F.) and while many things have changed -and Covid was truly devastating for many Mexicans I kn… | Continue reading
And now we know “Súpa” is Icelandic for “Sopa” and perhaps (only perhaps) Mexíkósk is Icelandic for “Mexicou.” Reykjavik Correspondent Bego Lozano | Continue reading
Border Patrol CMO: We need to hire more Mexicans to help us patrol the border. But how do we do this? Marketing intern: Let’s do a subtle, artsy reference to one of their favorite foods. Bord… | Continue reading
Peruvian Style Chimichurri Rice, because why the hell not? Via: Diego Fonseca/Twitter | Continue reading
As seen in Yakima, Washington. Via: Reddit | Continue reading
Try explaining *this* to a non-Mexican. Go ahead, I’ll wait. | Continue reading
British magazine The Economist wrote a scathing editorial critizicing Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (aka AMLO) and urging voters to “curb” the ambitions of the “po… | Continue reading
I give you the Con-chamacos, which (please bear with me) is a wonderful play on words to show a delicious concha (a Mexican morning bun, per The New York Times) that comes with kids (i.e. chamacos.… | Continue reading
No matter how many bizarre holidays Americans come up with, Cinco de Mayo will forever be my favorite. And not only because it’s an excuse to drink all day and yell ¡Viva México! while thinking it’… | Continue reading
Remember that nonsensical trend of putting “eñes” where they don’t belong just to make something look — and sound — more authentically Latino? Well, it looks like Amer… | Continue reading
Someone at the Forest Service in Arizona would be well advised to at least use Google Translate to cater to their Spanish-language pass holders. Hat tip: Southwest correspondent Carlos Gutiérrez | Continue reading
The only thing I have not yet figured out is if these things come with the lime and Valentina included or if they’re sold separately? Via: Hypebeast | Continue reading
You may not know this but Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a very important religious holiday in Mexico, and among the many events that take place during the course of the week, the so-called passion pl… | Continue reading
Remember when Ann Coulter promised to go to outer space and never come back? Well, not only she didn’t go anywhere, now she’s back yapping against the Spanish language –yet again. … | Continue reading
Lost your abuelita to old age? Did your tío just get deported? Worry not. There’s a greeting card for that! *Everything is cool, but it wouldn’t hurt to put that accent over the “… | Continue reading
Thirteen years ago today, my mother, my best friend –and the funniest Mexican I’ve ever met– quietly passed away in a small hospital room in Mexico City. While her (sudden and premature) deat… | Continue reading
Got extra $40 and no shame? I got the perfect thing for you! The Nostalgia Taco Tuesday Heated Lazy Susan Topping Bar is a fun way to get together on Taco Tuesday and share hideous, non-taco tacos … | Continue reading
Go ahead; wear green and go out get drunk or whatever it is you do this weekend. But don’t forget Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration of the Batallón de San Patricio, which according t… | Continue reading
Multinational fashion chain Zara has done it again. The home products division of the Spanish giant has put some luffa sponges (known in Mexico as zacates) for sale at 299 pesos (about 9.60 U.S. do… | Continue reading
Lost your abuelita to old age? Did your tío just get deported? Worry not. There’s a greeting card for that! *Everything is cool, but it wouldn’t hurt to put that accent over the “… | Continue reading