Chiles en Nogada Season Starts in Cafe Des Artistes and Tuna Blanca

Restaurants Café des Artistes (Puerto Vallarta) and Tuna Blanca (Punta de Mita) announced the beginning of the season of Chiles en Nogada, one of Mexico’s most representative dishes, which is only available the last days of August and throughout September.

This specialty is now on the menu of both restaurants, being this a unique opportunity to taste the original recipe cooked by renowned chef Thierry Blouet.

Chiles en Nogada are originally from the municipality of Calpan, Puebla. They were served for the first time to the independence general Agustín de Iturbide on August 28, 1821, when he passed through this state in his way back to Mexico City, after having signed the Treaty of Córdoba (which established Mexican independence from Spain). However, the recipe already existed within the convents in Puebla, where the nuns prepared “stuffed chiles bathed in walnut sauce” since 1714.

Thanks to Agustín de Iturbide, the dish became popular and became a symbol of the Mexican Cuisine. Chiles en Nogada are an example of nationalism, since they feature the colors of the Independence (or Trigarante) army: green poblano chile, white walnut sauce and red pomegranate seeds.

Source: Vallarta Lifestyles

Last Updated on 13/05/2022 by Puerto Vallarta Net