Beginning Wednesday, April 25, there will be a four-day gathering of cooks in the Plaza de la Danza — and not just any cooks! The second Encuentro de Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca will be hosting 85 traditional female cooks from Oaxaca’s 8 regions, representing 10 ethnic groups and 58 communities. They will be offering more than 300 dishes, 30 desserts, 20 traditional beverages, and 70 varieties of tamales for sale from 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM each day in the Plaza de la Danza of Oaxaca. In addition, there will be cooking demonstrations, lectures, and regional music and folkloric dancing to entertain diners.
The Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca Facebook page explains that they are an organization that promotes the ancestral tradition of Oaxacan cuisine carried out by its women — an inheritance transmitted from grandmother to mother and from mother to daughter.
As you can see from these photos I’ve taken during the past year in Teotitlán del Valle…
Recipes and techniques…
And love and reverence for the knowledge and experience continues to be passed down through the generations.
Last year’s encuentro was fabulously delicious! If you are in Oaxaca or can find a way to schedule a last-minute trip here, I highly recommend attending this year’s Encuentro de Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca. I’ll be there everyday and hope to see you.
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View From Casita Colibrí 