It’s midday in the second-largest Mexican-populated city in the world, Los Angeles, and that town’s unofficial ambassador of Mexican cuisine is in the kitchen of his 1920s Spanish Revival home preparing a comida de domingo, or Sunday supper, for his friends. “There’s a saying in Mexico: Si llega más gente, no pasa nada. Le echamos más agua a la sopa,”

From banana leaves stuffed with sticky rice sold for a few baht on a Thai train to roasted chestnuts proffered in paper cones come winter in Zurich, street food—the cuisine of the people—is found in practically every country. Not all roadside culinary traditions are created equal, however. Forget all fears of Montezuma’s revenge and follow World Hum’s lead to eight of the world’s most delicious street food destinations.

One of the most fascinating aspects of exploring the cuisine of another country is the process of becoming acquianted with the history, customs and traditions that are an intrinsic part of the cultural landscape of cooking and eating...

Independece Day

"Celebrated throughout Mexico on September 15th and 16th Crowds gather in town squares on September 15th at 11 pm for the Grito de la Independencia, which commemorates Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's call for independence of September 1810, shouting ""Viva Mexico!"" On the 16th there are civic ceremonies and parades."

Day of the Dead

The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on the 2nd of November in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day which take place on those days. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Scholars trace the origins of the modern holiday to indigenous observances dating back thousands of years, and to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl.

Revolution Anniversary

In this day all México commemorates the start of the revolution in times of Porfirio Diaz. Traditional dishes like Chiles en Nogada and Mole Poblano raise again to rule almost any mexican table . An unforgetable event if you happen to be in Puebla, with its wonderful parade and unbreakable downtown historic center.

Holy Week

Holy Week is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter. It includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) and Good Friday, and lasts from Palm Sunday (or in the Eastern, Lazarus Saturday) until but not including Easter Sunday, as Easter Sunday is the first day of the new season of The Great Fifty Days. It commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.