Cultured Palate: Dishes of Mexico
| November 29, 2017
Chiles en nogada
This festival dish is traditionally made for Mexican Independence Day, because the colors in the dish (green chiles, white sauce, and red pomegranate seeds) match the colors of the Mexican flag.
Chile en nogada are meat and veggie-stuffed poblano chiles, which are covered in a delicious walnut cream sauce, and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds. Making the dish is complicated, so this would be a specialty that you would need to get at a restaurant or in someone’s home.
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