It’s my opinion
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I’ve never heard of Mexican oregano, now I’m curious!
(I’ve also never eaten at chipotle)
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I’d recommend you give Chpoltle a try. Nothing they serve will alarm a midwestern palate and it’s a nice intro to Mexican food. They offer samples and I recommend you try them all.
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I bought a little jar on line, sprinkled it on a scrambled egg, tasted it and was immediately transported back to a taco truck in Santa Ana.
Sharon caught me crying at the breakfast table and thought something was wrong.
Nope. Tears of joy.
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Which brings me to Yoshinoya Beef Bowl. It’s a chain in California but there are none here in the heartland. I remember you saying it as popular chain in Japan and I’m not surprised. The food is simply spectacular!
The last time I was in CA I smuggled back 3 pounds of daikon radish - a staple at Yoshinoya. As far as I can tell they don’t exist here. I tried to buy the table seasoning but struck out. It’s not 5 spice, it’s not 7 spice.
Is it tagarishi?
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I looked up Mexican Oregano online and, like Steve said, it’s a very different animal from European oregano. It’s actually in a different genus. I did not know this before, and I will go looking for it. We have a big Mexican community around here, so I hope I can assume that they sell the real thing.
Another distinctly Mexican herb is Epazote, very earthy, often cooked with beans. It’s not exotic, grows everywhere. The flavor has been compared to motor oil, not inaccurately.
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@ShiroKuro said in It’s my opinion:
I’ve never heard of Mexican oregano, now I’m curious!
(I’ve also never eaten at chipotle)
The Spice House has excellent Mexican oregano. Try the flat pack size; shipping for flat packs is free.
https://www.thespicehouse.com/products/mexican-oregano
Lots of Mexican food products around here, including spices. But the Spice House quality is so much better.
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@Steve-Miller said in It’s my opinion:
Is it tagarishi?
Do you mean togarashi? I’m guessing that’s it, or else shichimi. Oops, shichimi is 7-spice and you said it’s not that…
I can ask Mr. SK.
Btw is there an H-Mart anywhere around you? H-Mart is a Korean supermarket chain but they usually have lots of Japanese stuff, and I’m sure they would have daikon. Any other large Asian grocery store might have it as well…
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@Steve-Miller said in It’s my opinion:
It’s not 5 spice, it’s not 7 spice.
Go to 11 spice and it becomes KFC.
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Mexican Crema
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Sep 12, 2024 — What is Mexican crema made of? Mexican crema is made of 4 ingredients: heavy cream, buttermilk, lime juice, and salt.Had stomach trouble that is still going on. I was delighted when I found that I could find things at Chipotle that I could eat.
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@Steve-Miller said in It’s my opinion:
Bonus points for the fact the components of Mexican food survive nicely in warming trays. French food not so much.
Things like beans and rice do well in warming trays, but my experience is that dishes involving tortillas are quite sensitive and benefit from serving right away. Soggy or leathery tortillas are not fun.
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True, unless the tortillas are already soggy - made up as enchiladas for example. Tacos do not survive warming trays.
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What is the term in Spanish for Mexican Oregano?
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I sent someone here some spices from The Spice House years ago, including some Mexican oregano. But I don't remember who it was....this getting old thing gets old....
@RealPlayer - apparently it's called...wait for it.... orégano
https://sweetishhill.com/what-is-mexican-oregano-called-in-spanish/
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The Spice House has a bunch of recipes that include Mexican oregano. I'm thinking some pickled jalapenos could be in my future.
https://www.thespicehouse.com/blogs/news/spicelight-mexican-oregano
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Mexican oregano isn’t all that rare. I can find it in local grocery stores. McCormick even sells it.
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Thanks! I’m really intrigued.
While we’re on the subject of herbs, there’s another Mexican herb called damiana that I have loved as a tea for years. Rather spicy and aromatic. I blend the loose leaves half and half with peppermint for a bracing afternoon beverage. But I don’t think Spice House would have it.
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The tenants also grew epazote and I can recognize the flavor. I’m not sure I care for it.
Or maybe a little goes a long way.
I’m not familiar with damiana but I see Amazon sells it fairly cheap. The plant grows wild in Texas but I don’t think it will survive your winter. Maybe just as well - plants are very expensive on line.
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I have and use Mexican oregano. Also cilantro, but that has to be fresh. Both make a huge difference in Mexican cooking.
On that subject, I found a place here that make frozen margaritas just like Pepper’s in Arcadia did, which is where I learned about Mexican food.
After 40 years I remember those flavors very clearly. When I moved back east what few places offered what they called salsa did not use cilantro. I finally figured out what was wrong with them.
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There is such a large Mexican population here now that most foodstuffs are widely available, even grown by Mexican farms. Surprised I haven’t seen the oregano, but Mexico has regional cuisines, and around here I gather it’s Oaxacan.
One thing I just can’t get used to is papalote. It’s everywhere but I don’t know how to use it.
Funny, back in the early 80’s Mexican food was quite exotic. Manhattan had only one or two restaurants. Armed with Diana Kennedy’s cookbooks, I was keen to cook Mexican, but there were TWO places to buy Mexican ingredients: a place on 14th St. (expensive) or an open-air market up in Spanish Harlem. Today, in Staten Island, I can just walk a block or two.
Same with craft beer: hard to find then, now everywhere.
