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My travelog on
the famous Mexican
peasant dish
Huevos Rancheros


Pronunciation
weh'-vos rahn-cheh'-rohs

Travelog

I lived half a year of my childhood in San Miguel de
Allende, a peaceful Mexican town built on the slope of a hill overlooking an
expansive valley. At that time, San Miguel wasn't the tourist mecca it is today,
but the first wave of expatriate artists with palettes and suitcases in hand was
already arriving in appreciable numbers.

Their "Motif Number One" consisted of the numerous
Spanish Colonial buildings that lined the quaint and winding cobblestone
streets. They also took time to dab on their canvases the image of my favorite
local edifice: a somewhat eccentric pink stone church steeple designed by an
Indian architect who had used etchings of French cathedrals as his reference
material. The result of his composition is described as Mexican Gothic.

I also enjoyed San Miguel's countryside. My family
lived in a home near the outskirts of San Miguel and frequently took horseback
rides through the nearby hills, exploring ranches, farms, and wide-open country.
It was in this environment that I was introduced to the spicy country-style eggs
called huevos rancheros.


huevos rancheros
 
 



 


 


 


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