Mexico has many Easter customs. Many of these customs come from Spain. These customs vary according to regions and cities. Catholics are forbidden to eat red meat on certain days during Lent, so they do not include meals are consumed during this period. Dishes that include fish become popular. The Nopal is also a popular food eaten during this time.

Nopal is a type of cactus that has flat leaves. It is very flexible. Partly as a vegetable, while the other as a result. The Nopal is fresh, dried or canned. There are many dishes that include nopal. Be added to salads, prawns when the fasting of Lent. Eggs with nopal are common. You may also be made in tacos. Nopal is rich in fiber and vitamins. Romeritos is another vegetable eaten during Lent. It is a green leaf that resembles rosemary. It is with whole shrimp with a touch of chili sauce or powder.

Of course, since corn is a popular vegetable in many Mexican dishes, it is much eaten during Lent. Jackal is a court that the white corn, which broke into pieces and is prepared in a soup powder. Another plant that for all other vegetables in popularity appears at the beginning, the squash is Italian. The squash and cut in a cloth, then placed in the sun until the pumpkin is completely dry. Once dry, the pumpkin is cooked with tomatoes and onions. Cheese on top of vegetables are placed, and not until the cheese is completely melted.

The fish is an easy way to fast from meat during this time of year. It can be prepared in different ways. A fish soup that includes doing now in lima beans with pieces of fish. The shrimp are also eaten. Shrimp can be served raw, or dumplings made of shrimp. These cakes can be covered with a traditional sauce called pipian Lent. Pipian consists of various spices and pumpkin seeds.

One of the most popular desserts served around Lent is called capirotada. Capirotada is a Mexican bread pudding. This pudding is house to house. There is usually a French toast, cheese, milk, butter, peanuts and raisins. It is soaked in syrup than water, brown sugar, cinnamon contains, and a variety of other ingredients. Another popular dessert around Easter in Mexico is Empanadas. They are based on transactions with a puff pastry filled with fruit in the middle. Some fruits are cherry, strawberry and. They come in a variety of flavors, but the favorites are apricot, apple and blackberry.

Although Lent is a time of fasting, does not mean people who can enjoy the speed is not what they eat. There are many other foods that are consumed during this period. Some dishes come from many centuries. It is not surprising that these dishes are still popular.