Of pickles

pickled pork skins (cueritos) • red onion • cucumbers • dried mirasol or guajillo chiles • small handful chiltepin chiles • small handful dried árbol chiles, toasted • limes • tomato cocktail juice (about 200 ml, such as Clamato) • garlic clove • Coarse salt to taste • avocado • tostada shells

large fried pork skin (chicharrón duro) • pickled pork skins (cueritos) • limes • sour cream • chopped onion • chopped tomato • pickled chili vinegar • pickled chili peppers • ground dried oregano • Salt to taste • lettuce, washed, disinfected, and chopped • avocado •

eggs per person • chorizo per person • As needed, oil • Salt, to taste • Pickled peppers, to taste

limes • large red onion • Coarse salt • Ground black pepper

white vinegar (1 liter) • medium red onion • habanero peppers • bay leaves • limes • salt • oregano • Hot water

red onion (about 800 grams; I used 2 large ones) • water (400 ml) • salt • apple cider vinegar • brown sugar • whole allspice berries • bay leaves • whole cloves

red onion • habanero peppers • bitter oranges (or substitute with 3/4 cup orange juice and 2 limes) • limes • salt

large red onion or 2 medium red onions • Filtered water, • green chiles, slit lengthwise • small garlic clove • whole cloves • allspice berries • Dried oregano, to taste • Sea salt, to taste • apple cider vinegar (10 ml) • Juice of 1/2 bitter orange or juice of 1 sweet orange and 1 lime

red onions • habanero peppers • Crushed dried oregano, to taste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • white vinegar (about 60 ml) • Salt, to taste • Ground black pepper (not powdered), to taste

medium red onion • jalapeño peppers • medium carrots • garlic salt • ground black pepper • dried oregano • Persian limes • white vinegar (120 ml) • boiling water (480 ml)

large red onion, thinly sliced • water (240 ml) • white vinegar (240 ml) • salt, any kind you like • spices to taste (I used oregano)

pork (for frying) (about 500 grams) • small head of cabbage • chorizo sausages, chopped • large carrots, cut into matchsticks • large tomatoes • onion (I use red onion) • thyme • bay leaves • oregano • white vinegar (120 ml) • Coconut oil, olive oil, or lard for frying • Salt and pepper •

bacon, chopped • chorizo • hot dogs, sliced • garlic, minced • tomatoes, diced • onion, chopped • Chopped cilantro, to taste • pickled pork skin (cueritos) • pinto beans (about 500 grams) • onion, for cooking with the beans • onion, for cooking with the pork skin • Salt, black pepper, and cumin, to taste

pickled poblano peppers (see recipe) • pouches tuna in water • cooked corn kernels (about 80 grams) • light mayonnaise • light sour cream • Salt and pepper, to taste

pickled pork skin, washed • large Roma tomatoes • small piece of onion • cooked cactus paddles, chopped into small pieces • Limes, to taste • Ground roasted árbol chili (optional) • Salt, to taste

red onion • habanero peppers • limes (juice) • salt • white vinegar • water (50 ml)

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

carrots, peeled and thinly sliced • onion, diced • garlic, minced • cauliflower florets • zucchinis, thinly sliced • jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced and seeded (OPTIONAL) • thyme • marjoram • bay leaf • whole allspice berries or black peppercorns • white cane vinegar • water •

Tostitos tortilla chips • small cucumbers • juicy jicama • pickled pork rinds (cueritos) • small bottle Clamato juice • limes • Botanera-style hot sauce, to taste • Plenty of chamoy sauce • spicy tamarind candy (such as Chaca-Chaca) • Japanese-style peanuts

Tostitos tortilla chips • Pickled pork skin (cueritos) • Japanese-style peanuts • Chaca-chaca tamarind candy • Cucumber • Jicama • Salt • Lime • Clamato tomato cocktail • Chili powder • Chamoy sauce

finely chopped onion (about 25 grams) • sweet pickles or 6 baby pickles • mayonnaise • ketchup • Dijon mustard • white wine vinegar, I use rice vinegar • sugar, I use brown sugar • salt

beef short ribs, seasoned with salt and lime • avocados • tomatoes • onion • Lime, to taste • Swiss cheese • American cheese • ham • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • bolillo rolls or French rolls

white fish fillet (about 4–5 oz or 120–150 grams) • finely chopped seedless cucumber • finely chopped tomato • finely chopped white onion • (or to taste) finely chopped pickled jalapeño slices • chopped cilantro • olive oil, divided • Juice of 2 limes • avocado • Salt and pepper to taste • Corn tostadas, • Alfalfa sprouts,

pork leg (about 1 kg) • Juice of 3 oranges • Peel from half an orange • onion • pork lard (about 30 grams) • garlic • avocados • large tomato • onion • serrano peppers or canned pickled peppers • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste •

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • onions, peeled and thinly sliced into julienne strips • jalapeño peppers, stemmed, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips • red poblano peppers, seeded, stemmed, and thinly sliced into strips • fresh epazote, finely chopped • garlic, peeled and finely chopped • pork lard (from carnitas) (about 60 grams) • Salt, to taste • warm corn tortillas • Enough oil for deep frying • Spicy homemade red salsa • Spicy homemade green salsa •

cauliflower • ground oats (about 50 grams) • corn muffin mix (such as Jiffy) (about 70 grams) • parsley • garlic powder • salt • almond milk (about 355 ml) • unsweetened shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • Tortillas • Avocado • Limes • Tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeño pepper •

chicken (about 1 kg) • ripe tomatoes • green olives • capers • large oregano leaf • onion • garlic clove • pickled chili broth, to taste • salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • large potatoes • bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme •

telera or bolillo rolls • Oaxaca cheese (about 500 grams) • chorizo (about 500 grams) • avocados • small white onion • tomatoes • lime • Pickled chiles, to taste