Michoacan Carnitas – a Mexican Delicacy
You MUST have Michoacan carnitas on your list of dishes to try. When our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe ask what are the most exemplary dishes of Michoacan , we HAVE to include carnitas . Michoacan Carnitas a delicious mexican food Carnitas are a delicacy in Latinamerican cousine. A pork product introduced to “New Spain” (Mexico) by Hernán Cortez and quickly spread to all points of what today is Mexico. An interesting footnote: In the sixteenth century, if you ate pork, that in itself was clear proof that you were Catholic! Carnitas are prepared in different ways in different parts of Mexico, but Michoacan is the carnitas mecca, and some towns, such as Quiroga , are practically synonymous with carnitas. One of the favorites dishes in Michoacan: Carnitas Patzcuaro , Santa Clara del Cobre , and Tacambaro are notable runners-up; the latter has recently instituted its own Feria de las Carnitas ! If you get hooked on this delicacy...