Yidla njengompheki wangempela wasendaweni e-Central de Abasto nase-Mercado de Jamaica. Lolu hambo lokudla olukhethekile aluyi ezindaweni zezivakashi kodwa luyazijwayeza izibiliboco zomgwaqo zangempela—ama-taco, ama-quesadilla, nama-salsa anambitheka kakhulu. Uholwa umpheki ophrayivethi, thola izindawo lapho abantu bendawo bedla khona, bethenga khona, futhi bethola khona ugqozi. Okungavamile, okuyiqiniso, futhi okungenakulibaleka.

Okokuzithokozisa kwebha ye-mezcalita okunomdlandla okwenzelwe ukujabula okumsulwa. Jabulela ibha evulekile ye-mezcal nama-mezcalita enziwe ngezinhlobo ezikhethekile ze-mezcal, ehambisana nendawo yokuhlobisa enemibala emihle yezithelo zenkathi yonyaka ukuze ithuthukise yonke into oyiphuzayo. Kusukela kokunuka intuthu nokunesibindi kuya kokunuka kamnandi nokunuka ama-citrus, yonke inhlanganisela ikumema ukuba uzame ama-flavour amasha. Okokuzithokozisa okujabulisayo, okunethezekile okulungele ukwabelana, ukugubha, nokuthuthukisa noma yimuphi umbuthano.

Vuka njengomuntu wase-Mexico. I-brunch egubha ekuseni ngejusi eliluhlaza, ikhofi, isinkwa esinoshukela sendabuko, kanye nesidlo esikhulu esinomsoco sase-Mexico—konke kuhambisana nama-mimosa. U-Alex uletha etafuleni lakho izinongo ezichaza ibhulakufesi yase-Mexico City: ezingokoqobo, ezinomsoco, nezicwiliswe esikweni. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqala usuku e-Mexico City.

Umdlalo webhola lezinyawo ujatshulelwa kangcono kakhulu ngokudla okuhle kanye nabangane abahle. Letha umoya wasenkundleni yezemidlalo emcimbini wakho e-Mexico City ngenkonzo yebha yama-taco esezingeni eliphezulu. Ilungele amaphathi okubukela, imicimbi yezinkampani, nemibuthano yangasese. Sinikeza konke: ama-taquero aphrofeshinali, izithako ezintsha, ukulungiselelwa endaweni, kanye namanambithelo angempela afana ne-al pastor, i-barbacoa, ne-mole. Wena gxila emdlalweni, thina sizonakekela okunye. Bhukha manje futhi uvikele usuku lwakho ngaphambi kokuba izinsuku ezitholakalayo ziphele.

Ummbila, i-chili, nekhokho yizinto eziyinhloko ekudleni kwase-Mexico. U-Alex ukubonisa imenyu yezidlo ezingu-4 egubha lezi zithako ezinemvelaphi ende isebenzisa amasu esimanjemanje. Ubusuku buqala nge-mezcal yokwamukela. Qedela okokuzithokozisa kwakho ngobhiya obunobuciko newayini lase-Mexico elihambisana nako ngemali eyengeziwe engu-$60 USD. Akusiso nje isidlo sakusihlwa—kuyinkumbulo yamasiko.

Funda ukupheka usebenzisa izithako ezintathu ezingcwele zase-Mexico—ummbila, i-chili, nekhokho—bese ulungisa isidlo esikhulu sase-Mexico no-Alex. Ikilasi lamahora amabili elibandakanya ukwenza, elinemigubho, nelinokudla okumnandi elenzelwe amaqembu abantu abangaba ngu-12. Konke lokhu kuhambisana nebha evulekile ye-mezcal nama-mezcalita amahora angu-5 esewonke. Ngoba e-Mexico, ukupheka kuyisenzakalo esijabulisayo.