Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines for the home cook, and this enticing, colourful book contains the very best traditional recipes, from spicy southern specialities, such as Red Snapper Veracruz-style, to fiery and flavourful fast-foods like Chilli and Cheese-stuffed Quesadillas.The book has a substantial introduction to the world of Mexican cooking, from the amazing variety of authentic ingredients to Mexican feasts and festivals and from culinary traditions to the equipment you will need to cook authentic Mexican cuisine. There then follows 5 chapters filled with over 150 mouth-watering recipes, all with clear step-by-step photographs and glorious pictures of every finished dish.With its fascinating introduction, peppered with facts about the history of Mexican cuisine, colourful photography and information on all the authentic ingredients from chillies to chocolate, The World Encyclopedia of Mexican Cooking is the essential guide to this fiery and flavourful cuisine.