Mexico City Eats: Tortillas a Mano
... Flour tortillas, pre-packaged and sold in supermarkets, are still a rather new concept in Mexico, more expensive and far less popular than the traditional corn variety.
While the majority of Mexicans buy their tortillas at these street side tortillerias, it’s also possible to find tortillas a mano, or handmade tortillas. Handmade tortillas are most commonly found at street food stalls where local women in aprons flatten balls of masa onto their makeshift stoves. The freshly made tortillas are...
August 9th, 2010 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: culture, featuredarticle, street food, tradition
Saint Anthonys Manjerico: the lovers flower
... is the flower mostly associated to Saint Anthony and Saint John Festivities that take place on the 13th of June and on the 24th of June. The tradition says that boyfriends should offer a Manjerico to their girlfriends. These bring a little flag with a verse on it. They smell like basil but you should first touch it and then smell your hand, otherwise it may die.
If you buy one, bush basil will need lots of light but not much direct sun. You should keep it wet.
Photo Credit: Lidia Ramalho (Flickr)
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June 14th, 2010 | Alexandre Kühl Oliveira | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: festiviteies, history, party, tradition
Teatro Catalinas Sur – A Unique Theater Experience
... Sur, at El Galpón de Catalinas. Located right in the heart of the barrio de La Boca, a typical port area where working-class Italian immigrants traditionally came to live in the early 1900′s, El Grupo de Teatro Catalinas is a community theatre with a clear political orientation.
They present various professional productions featuring entertaining epics of Argentina´s history. The idea of El Grupo de Teatro Catalinas Sur came to life during a neighborhood barbeque held by a school’s...
February 28th, 2010 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Buenos Aires, la boca, The Arts, theaters, tradition
Mushroom Festival Near Treviso: Get Your Funk-us On!
... at 6:00am – there will be a bird show and falcon exhibition, the food stands are open all day.
September 28th at 8:00am – begins the traditional market, at 2:00pm will be the parade of grapes, the wine and food stands are open all day.
September 29th at 11:00pm – will be the closing of the festival with a Japanese fireworks display!
There is a complete list of daily activities and exhibitions that can be found HERE as well as some contact information and phone numbers. I’m...
September 21st, 2009 | The Venice Guide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, budget dining, Events, Family Friendly, Mushrooms, outdoor dining, Outdoors & Recreation, Restaurants & Bars, Sagra, tradition, Venice Tradition
The Ritual of Mate
... you to have a mate, don’t turn it down! Mate is a very popular type of tea everyone drinks all the time, everywhere. But it is more than just a traditional drink, it is a ritual in Argentina.
Here is a short overview that explains the matter: herbs called yerba mate (which come from a tree that grows throughout the Mesopotamia region of Argentina) are placed in a small container (made out of wood or metal or sometimes a hollowed-out gourd) called mate. Hot water is poured into the mate. Then...
June 22nd, 2009 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: Buenos Aires, food and drinks, mate, tradition, traditions
Celebrate Munich’s 851st Birthday Weekend!
... parade down Leopoldstraße to Odeonsplatz, villages from all around the city, as well as city cultural organizations will be decked out in their traditional costume for a day of performances, parades, sausages, shopping, beer and dancing.
Travel Tip: I can imagine that it will be very difficult to navigate around the Marienplatz or Odeonsplatz train stations, as they’ll be packed with visitors. So I would suggest to either get off 1 stop away from your destination and just walk there. It’ll...
June 9th, 2009 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Events, Family Friendly, festival, History & Information, munich's birthday, The Arts, tradition
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