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whole fish with scales, 2.2–3.3 lbs (1–1.5 kg), any variety you like • coarse sea salt (1 kg) • Lemon • Butter • Baking • Aluminum foil • Oven preheated to 400°F (200°C)

Fish of your choice • oven-safe baking dish • Coarse salt to taste (smoked is optional) • Seasoned salt to taste (optional) • Water • Bell peppers • Onions to taste • Carrots to taste • Potatoes to taste • Any cooking oil you like

As many parotas • Water • Salt • lime • Chili powder or your preferred chili

medium or large shrimp per person • Coarse sea salt • Soy sauce • Lime • Olive oil • guajillo chili pepper • garlic

tomatoes, diced. 6 limes, 1 red onion, 1 pound jumbo shrimp. Cilantro and mint (fresh spearmint). Ketchup, soy sauce. Clamato juice. Salt and pepper to taste

Shallow baking dish • coarse sea salt (about 1 to 2 kilos) • Fish roe of your choice

ripe orange habanero peppers • seedless limes (juice only) • garlic cloves • Coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste

table salt (I used pink salt) (about 120 grams) • fresh herbs (celery stalks with leaves, cilantro, parsley, basil) (about 60 grams) • water

Olive oil • Salt, to taste • Pepper, to taste • Garlic • Rosemary • Thyme • Large freezer-safe zip-top • Salt

corn tortillas • Salt, to taste

chipotle seasoning rub (such as McCormick) • coarse salt • Black pepper, to taste • Olive oil • picanha (about 2 kg) • Eggs

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

chicken skin from 1 chicken, or as much as you like • Salt, to taste

cooked beans with epazote and salt with broth • grilled nopales with salt, cut into julienne strips • large turkey sausages, browned and diced • Salt to taste • Corn tortillas, warm • Homemade spicy salsa, freshly made, to taste • Fresh cheese for crumbling, to taste • lard • dried oregano • Salt to taste

chicken thighs, seasoned with pepper and garlic salt • butter (1/2 stick) • carrots, cut into strips • chipotle peppers, to taste • sour cream • Roma tomatoes • garlic, to taste • onion, to taste

(about 9 oz) textured soy, soaked overnight with salt, green onion tops, and a splash of vinegar • large tomatoes, washed and chopped • large onion, peeled and chopped • serrano peppers, stemmed and chopped • cilantro, washed and chopped • pineapple vinegar • oil • Salt • Corn tostadas or tortilla chips for serving • Spicy Sauce: • apple cider vinegar • (about 7 oz) roasted Yahualica or árbol chiles •

Chicken, corn kernels (fresh or canned), poblano pepper, corn tortillas, • Salt, pepper, cheese for melting, and lots of love to make it

corn tortillas, lightly fried on both sides in oil or vegetable shortening until soft • shelled, salted peanuts (about 140 grams) • roasted tomatoes • roasted onion, peeled and sliced into half-moons • red apple, cored and chopped • roasted garlic cloves, peeled • Small handful of freshly chopped mixed herbs (such as thyme, oregano, or marjoram) • fried chiles to taste (I use guajillo and ancho) • roasted cinnamon and cumin • salt • cooked sweet potato, mashed with a touch of vegetable shortening with salt or peanut butter, and freshly ground spices (about 250 grams). This is to make a mash • To serve or garnish: •

beef of your choice (short ribs, brisket, neck, skirt steak, sirloin) • steak seasoning (garlic salt, cumin, oregano, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder) • large avocado leaf • bay leaves • chopped garlic or 3 cloves • water (2.5 liters) • Salt to taste • pasilla chile

peeled cassava • Salt to taste

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 •

chicken breast with skin and bone • Salt to taste

thinly sliced beef • salt • lard • vegetable oil • work table • skillet • cutting board • kitchen spatula • knife • spoon • clothespins • large plastic bag

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion • garlic cloves • white vinegar (30 ml) • achiote paste (about 1 1/2 bars or 150 grams) • orange juice (12 oz or 355 ml; store-bought is fine, but fresh is even better) • water (8 oz or 240 ml) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste

beef steak (about 300 g) • baby potatoes, diced (about 12 oz or 350 g) • butter (about 30 g) • fresh rosemary, chopped (about 15 g) • cayenne pepper (about 15 g) • fresh parsley, sliced (about 25 g) • onion, diced (about 100 g) • garlic, minced (about 25 g) • Worcestershire sauce (about 25 ml) • lemon juice (about 10 ml) • vegetable oil (about 10 ml) • salt (about 5 g) •

black beans (1 kilo) • large handful cilantro • Salt and pepper • pork (200 grams) • Avocado • sour cream • adobera cheese (100 grams)

ground beef and pork (500 grams) • large garlic cloves • onion • Cilantro, to taste • egg • Butter, • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) • small can chipotle peppers • fresh mushrooms (about 225 grams) • tomatoes • Garlic salt, to taste • Salt, to taste

chorizo (about 350 grams) • onion • potatoes • little salt

beef stew meat (about 300 grams) • mushrooms (about 100 grams) • carrot • potatoes • yuca (cassava root) • green onions • cilantro • cabbage (about 50 grams) • corn on the cob • water (1 liter) • salt • family secret sugar •

ground pork (1 kg) • pasilla chiles • guajillo chiles • small handful whole black peppercorns • Oregano, to taste • bay leaves • small head garlic • cumin • small handful coriander seeds • Salt, to taste • vinegar (60 ml)