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  • Non-fiction
  • 2025

Sunny days, taco nights

Enrique Olvera

Araceli Paz, Alonso Ruvalcaba

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In Sunny Days, Taco Nights, Olvera presents an in-depth exploration of the taco's history and many different styles, ingredients, and accompaniments, and much more. Equal parts culinary history and cookbook, the book features 100 recipes designed for home cooks, arranged into two main chapters: Classics, which features street tacos; and Originals, which explores Olvera's contemporary reinventions of well-known originals. Classic recipes include Fish Tacos from northwest Mexico; Chicharron Tacos from Monterrey; Chorizo Tacos with spinach; and Steak Tacos common at street vendor tricycles in Mexico City. Contemporary reinventions include Brussels Sprouts Tacos with spicy peanut butter; Ceviche Tacos; Pork Belly Tacos with smoked beans; and Eggs & Green Bean Tacos inspired by Olvera's childhood breakfasts.

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Title Statement Sunny days, taco nights / Enrique Olvera with Alonso Ruvalcaba ; photographs by Araceli Paz.
Author Olvera, Enrique
Additional Contributors Paz, Araceli
Ruvalcaba, Alonso
Publication London: Phaidon Press,2025.
Extent of Item 223 pages
ISBN 9781838669881 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07943883
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary In Sunny Days, Taco Nights, Olvera presents an in-depth exploration of the taco's history and many different styles, ingredients, and accompaniments, and much more. Equal parts culinary history and cookbook, the book features 100 recipes designed for home cooks, arranged into two main chapters: Classics, which features street tacos; and Originals, which explores Olvera's contemporary reinventions of well-known originals. Classic recipes include Fish Tacos from northwest Mexico; Chicharron Tacos from Monterrey; Chorizo Tacos with spinach; and Steak Tacos common at street vendor tricycles in Mexico City. Contemporary reinventions include Brussels Sprouts Tacos with spicy peanut butter; Ceviche Tacos; Pork Belly Tacos with smoked beans; and Eggs & Green Bean Tacos inspired by Olvera's childhood breakfasts.
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By Topic Cooking, Mexican
Tacos
By Genre Cookbooks
Recipes
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