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.

I-brunch yase-Mexico enokuthula edizayinelwe ukuba ijatshulwe kancane kancane. Qala ngejusi eliluhlaza elisha, ikhofi, ne-pan dulce efudumele yase-Mexico, bese ujabulela isidlo esiyinhloko esilungiswe ngokucabangela esithola ubuhle baso ekudleni kwendawo. Ama-Mimosa ayathululwa njengoba isimo sishisa kodwa siphole—indawo ekahle kakhulu yengxoxo emnandi, ukudla okuhle, kanye nokujabulela ekuseni nabangane.

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.