Mention Mexican food and most people immediately think of chilli, tacos and fajitas. Of course, Mexican cuisine is much more than this. It's full of sensational flavours, colourful decoration, and a variety of spices and ingredients.

Mexican ways of cooking

Traditional Mexican cooking includes a lot of frying, grilling and steaming. The use of an oven started later, only after the arrival of the Americans. A Mexican BBQ, Barbacoa, is different to what we know as a BBQ. A Barbacoa steams and smokes the meat in a large coal-lined pit, adding aroma and moisture to meat recipes.

Tasty flavours and spices

The most common flavours you'll find in Mexican cooking are garlic, chilli, oregano and cumin. Mexican food isn't just about heat and spice. The flavours and spices are blended together to give a depth of flavour that can suit any palette.