Gastronomy in Ciudad de Aguascalientes
In Aguascalientes. You can taste the most sophisticated dishes of the international cooking and from the rich cooking tradition of Aguascalientes, such as its delicious chili Aguascalientes. In addition t the high cooking, Aguascalientes presents another aspect: its popular cooking, of which the “ladrillos” (delicious puffed crumbly sweet made from flour, butter and sugar) and the “condoches” (corn bread) are exquisite samples which represents the flavor of the homeland for those who left the state; or the typical sweets of Aguascalientes, prepared with the perfumed guavas of Calvillo. The pozole, the fried tacos, the tamales (with biznaga, nuts, or pine nuts), as well as enchiladas and sopes aren’t less delicious. Also typical in its cooking are pot barbecue, Aguascalientes “mole” and gorditas in curd.
Aguascalientes is the second entity in Mexico in which is planted grapevine, but the real industrial golden age of the wine production was until the 50's, for tradition and for the quality of the grapes, it produces table wines, brandy, aguardiente, the popular sweet uvate and other licors extracted of fruits. Are also typical of the region, the aguamiel, the pulque, and the calanche.
The principal characteristic in the elaboration of our typical sweet is based in the crystallization of the fruits and vegetables. These typical sweets are elaborated on the base of piloncillo, the charamuscas, the trompadas, the charrascas, the jamoncillos, the milk cajetas, the gorditas de cuajada; as well as the quince jelly or cajetas of quince and guava.
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