SEX-MEX. Mexican cuisine

"Sex-Mex: Mexican cuisine, a hot book about Mexican food, drinks, culture from the team of the Mexican Kantina Paloma Cantina and gastrolytor Victoria Dim. Everything is in their places: recipes - from the chef, cocktails - from cool bartenses, history - from the writer. On 400 pages, a stormy series about the country"s gastronomy unfolds: bright characters, unexpected plot turns, exciting recipes. This book inspires adventure. At least gastronomic! "We did not want to write a book of recipes or a directory in the country. Mexico can only be recognized by feelings. These explosive palettes of colors, a riot of tastes, the severity of peppers, the aromas of chocolate, loud songs, a quiet chatter of cicada wanted to print on the pages. "Sex -Mex: Mexican cuisine" - our subjective reading of the millennial traditions of the country. We turned emotions into food and drinks. " - say the authors. The journey begins with the history of the gastronomy of Mexico and continues to meet its amazing products, which today vital people on all continents of the Earth. As a piece of chocolate in any incomprehensible situation. Or a mescal stack - to whom is it closer. Dozens of pages devoted to the detailed analysis of Mexico alcohol: with cards, statistics, rules and tasting notes written in the most understandable and vigorous language. The second part of the book is practical. The Paloma Cantina team shared a hundred recipes for every day: from a bright breakfast to a strong Friday cocktail. Bonus Trank plays the “Party "section, where they collected the most convenient recipes for a large company, as well as ideas for decorating a house and groovy playlists. The bold name of the book "Sex -Mex: Mexican cuisine" is a game of words and concepts. "Tex- Mex" is the most famous pseudonym of Mexican cuisine in the world. In the name, it is seasoned with a pinch of sharp pepper, like this appetizing, hot food.

About the authors

Paloma Cantina - Mexican Kantin from the most titled bar team of Eastern Europe - owners of the El Copitas Mexican Bar in St. Petersburg, Bar No. 27 in the list of The World"s 50 Best Bars. It was opened in early 2019 by Artem Poruk, Igor Zernov and Nikolai Kiselev. Now there are already two establishments in Russia: in St. Petersburg and in Kazan. Kantina is a typical Mexican institution like a dining room with a bar, where men (entrance to women were prohibited) came to play board games, chat, watch TV. This is a whole social phenomenon.

Victoria Dim - a gastronomic journalist and photographer, author of hundreds of publications about the cuisines of the world from Iceland to Australia, sommelier