Chiles en Nogada is a Puebla’s seasonal dish prepared during the months of July, August and September when the traditional ingredients are ripe and ready to be tasted in the preparation of the dish. Chiles en Nogada are related to a Mexican emperor in whose honor chiles were first prepared more than two centuries ago. And every year, the preparation of the chiles leads us to taste history with a touch of nostalgia and culinary ecstasy.
Ingredients
When the Poblano peppers (or also called seasonal peppers) appear in Puebla markets, together with fruits such as pears, peaches, apples, a walnut called » de Castilla» and the red pomegranate, it invites us to cook one of the Mexican dishes that are the delight of all of Mexico.
History
When the Independence of Mexico was consummated by the insurgent leader Agustin de Iturbide who, under the famous flag of «Las Tres Garantias» (The Three Guarantees) symbolized in green, white and red, arrived in Puebla, after uniting all the insurgent armies and the Spanish forces that sympathized with the cause of independence. Then Puebla became the first Spanish city in Mexico to swear the declaration of independence. The historic center of Puebla was decorated with ribbons and ornaments based on the colors of the tricolor flag to receive the liberating army and its leader. Women from Puebla’s Spanish and Creole high society and the Augustinian nuns worked together to cook a sumptuous banquet for such an important event. But the star dish would be a green Poblano pepper stuffed with fruit, coated and seasoned with a white sauce based on a walnut recipe that the nuns knew.
Emperor dish is born
Chiles en Nogada were presented and tasted by Agustin de Iturbide and his entourage with the walnut sauce (white), the bright colors of parsley leaves (green) and the pomegranate (red). The dish was a success and pleased everyone. Days later, Agustín de Iturbide continued his journey to Mexico City to establish the new government under a provisional cabinet. But a short time later, Agustin de Iturbide was crowned Emperor of Mexico. This is how the emperor of Mexican dishes was born.
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