Happy Cinco de Mayo. Or another great reason for Mexican food.
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a Mexican victory over the French in 1862. Since the French came back and beat Mexico a year later, it might be debatable as to how great the celebration should be, but since a small Mexican force defeated a much larger French army at the time, it is worth being remembered. I guess.
It’s not equivalent to July 1 for us, or July 4 for the United States. Mexican Independence Day is actually September 16. Which may also be a good day for Mexican food. But for many years, Cinco de Mayo was not a big deal in Mexico. Celebrations actually started in parts of California and it was largely a California thing until recently.
Over the past few years, Cinco de Mayo has become a celebration in many parts of the world. Mostly, it is a reason to celebrate with Mexican food and drink. As a person who likes Mexican food and drink, sounds like a good thing to me.
So I’ll raise a taco in salute. Or maybe a burrito. And possibly a margarita. And maybe some homemade guacamole.
Although the problem with guacamole is once you make it you have to eat it all right away or it will turn brown. There are a lot of so called tricks to keep your guac green. I’m not sure any of them work. And brown guacamole isn’t really bad. It’s just… brown. The secret is to keep oxygen away from your guacamole, but that isn’t going to be easy.
Maybe I’d better get some extra chips.
