Blog
Tips, guides and stories about Mexican cooking in Canada
Welcome to the Recetas Mexas blog, your source for information about Mexican cuisine in the UK. Here you'll find detailed guides about Mexican ingredients, practical tips for cooking authentic dishes with products available in British supermarkets, and articles about the rich culinary culture of Mexico. Explore our recipes, products and restaurants for more.
Our articles cover everything from toasting and rehydrating dried chillies for rich, complex salsas to understanding the difference between corn and flour tortillas and when to use each. Learn traditional techniques like nixtamalisation that give tortillas their distinctive flavour and texture.
Written by our team of Mexicans living in the UK, every article combines first-hand cultural knowledge with practical advice for British kitchens.
Read more about our blog
We also publish shop reviews of Latin and Mexican stores across UK cities, product comparisons (which bottled mole is most authentic, what brand of totopos tastes best), seasonal guides (chiles en nogada in September, rosca de reyes in January, pan de muerto in November) and the fascinating stories behind dishes like mole poblano, tamales andpozole that carry centuries of pre-Hispanic and colonial tradition.
Whether you're a complete beginner curious about Mexican cuisine or an experienced cook looking to perfect your technique, our blog has something for every level. All recipes and techniques are adapted for ingredients available at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and specialist Mexican shops across the UK.
Latest Articles
Cooking Mexican Food Through a Canadian Winter
Why Mexican dough, salsas and chiles behave differently in a Canadian winter kitchen, and how to adjust for dry furnace air, cold produce and short daylight.
Mexican Food in Ontario: From Toronto's Pan-Latin Stores to Leamington's Greenhouse Workers
Ontario has more Mexican restaurants and stores than any other province, but most of its grocery shelves are pan-Latin, not Mexican-specific. Here's the real map, city by city.
Mexican Food in Quebec: Montréal's Épiceries, and the Cheese Factory That Supplies the Whole Country
Quebec has Canada's second-largest Mexican restaurant scene, a real taco culture, and — unlike every other province — the factory that actually makes Mexican cheese in Canada.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Toronto: What Our Directory Actually Shows
A data-based look at Toronto's Mexican food scene: 41 directory listings mapped across the amalgamated city, from Dufferin Street to Kensington Market.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Montreal: Reading the Directory Street by Street
Montreal has the largest concentration of Mexican restaurants and stores in our Canadian directory. Here's what the address data shows about where they cluster.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Vancouver: An Even Split, and a Coverage Gap
Vancouver is the only major Canadian city in our directory with as many Mexican grocery stores as restaurants. Here's what that split — and a population comparison — actually shows.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Calgary: What 15 Directory Listings Reveal
Calgary's Mexican food directory skews heavily toward full-service restaurants over taquerías. Here's the breakdown, the map, and a population comparison from the 2021 Census.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Edmonton: A Small Population, a Dense Directory
Edmonton has fewer Mexican-origin residents than Calgary but more directory listings. Here's the street-level data, a duplicate we caught, and what the numbers actually mean.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Ottawa–Gatineau: A Cross-Border Directory Count
Ottawa and Gatineau sit on opposite sides of a provincial border but form one labour market and one Mexican food scene. Here's what 28 directory listings and the 2021 Census show.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Winnipeg: The Smallest Population, the Tightest Ratio
Winnipeg has the smallest Mexican-origin population of any city in our nine-city Canadian series, but the densest directory coverage relative to that population. Here's the data.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Waterloo Region: One Metro, Three Cities
Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge form a single official census metro area. Here's what 13 directory listings across the three cities show, and how the region compares nationally.
Mexican Restaurants and Stores in Hamilton: A Street, Not Just a City
Nearly half of Hamilton's Mexican restaurants and stores sit on one street. Here's what the directory data shows about James Street North and the rest of the city.