While the Pambazo (Mexican Potato and Chorizo Sandwich, is dipped and fried in extremely spicy chilli sauce, the torta ahogada soaks in a pool of it. Hailing from Guadalajara and found throughout the state of Jalisco, it is said to have been created in the early 1900s by a street vendor who accidentally dropped the sandwich into a container full of salsa, which the customer loved.
As long as humans have been eating avocados, there has likely been guacamole. In its basic form it is just mashed with a molcajete y tejolote (Mexican mortar and pestle).
“I always loved food, a lot,” beams multi-award-winning, London-based Kiwi chef and restauranteur, Chantelle Nicholson. “I think I got into cooking pretty young for a few reasons. I had an aunt in Central Otago that was an amazing cook and baker, and then had another aunt who spent some time travelling and living in America, so had very different influences from her."
This steamed spiced slice made from lentils is a traditional Gujarati snack food that can be enjoyed at any time.
Stuffed eggplant with an array of spices and flavours that makes this eggplant dish a must try. Enjoyed on the side accompanied with another vegetable curry or on its own.









