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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.
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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
Corn Husks, Fresh Corn and Blue Corn Tortillas in Canada: Cheap Corn, Expensive Husks
Fresh corn on the cob is priced like a Canadian commodity crop; dried corn husks for tamales cost six times the Mexican price — and a documented mix-up over blue corn tortillas.
What a Real Mexican Dinner Costs: Canada vs. Spain vs. Mexico, Ingredient by Ingredient
A costed chicken-taco dinner for four, priced from real CAD, EUR and MXN retail data — Canada isn't nearly as expensive as the specialty-item comparisons in this series suggest.
Dried Beans for Mexican Cooking in Canada: Frijol Negro, Pinto, and the Refried-Can Markup
Real CAD prices for frijol negro, pinto and bayo in Canada, dried versus canned refried beans, and which specialty legumes (gandules, alubias carilla) didn't turn up.
Epazote and Hoja Santa in Canada: Dried-Only, and One Herb That Costs 4.5× Depending Where You Buy It
Epazote and hoja santa are sold dried in Canadian Latin grocers, never fresh — real CAD prices, and why the same dried herb costs 4.5 times more on Amazon.ca than at a specialty store.
Fresh Chile Peppers in Canada: What's Actually Fresh, What's Jarred, and What You're Substituting
Jalapeño, poblano and serrano peppers in Canadian supermarkets — what's genuinely fresh, what's canned or jarred, real CAD prices, and a costed pico de gallo.
Mexican Candy and Soft Drinks in Canada: Jarritos Costs Ten Times More Than in Mexico
Real CAD prices for Jarritos, cajeta, chocolate de mesa and Mexican candy in Canada, with a currency-adjusted comparison against Mexican retail — plus what didn't show up at all.
Mexican Cuts of Meat in Canada: What Crossed Over, and What Got Lost in Translation
Arrachera, falda and birria cuts exist in Canadian chains at a real price; suadero, cecina and beef offal mostly didn't turn up — with real CAD-vs-MXN cost comparisons.
Ordering Mexican Groceries Online in Canada: Which Stores Actually Work, and a Data Trap to Know About
Which Canadian grocers and Latin stores have workable online catalogues for Mexican ingredients, which block automated access entirely, and why a product's Shopify "weight" field can mislead you.
Seafood for Mexican Cooking in Canada: Shrimp Is Cheap, Dried Shrimp Is Not, and Lobster Is a Data Gap, Not an Absence
Real CAD prices for shrimp, octopus, snapper and crab in Canada for Mexican recipes, a costed ceviche versus Mexico, and which specialty seafood genuinely doesn't exist.
How Mexican Food Actually Arrived in Canada (It Wasn't All at Once)
From a 1979 Taco Bell in Windsor to Canada's first taqueria in a Toronto market in 2000 — the documented timeline of Mexican food's arrival in Canada.
Mezcal, Tequila, and the Three Boards That Decide What Canadians Can Buy
Canada has federal rules defining tequila and mezcal by law, and three separate provincial monopolies deciding what reaches the shelf. Here's how the system actually works.
The Mexican Companies Already Inside the Canadian Economy
Grupo Bimbo owns Canada Bread. Mexico and Canada trade US$28.7 billion a year. The documented footprint of Mexican capital in Canada, beyond restaurants.