| Every nation has its own traditions, especially when it | | | | holiday. As it happens, the holiday was declared not to |
| comes to food. Mexico is no different, having many | | | | celebrate Mexican independence from Spain, but the |
| unique Mexican food traditions. Mexican food customs | | | | victory of the Mexican army over the French in 1862 |
| include certain dishes, which are served on holidays | | | | at Puebla. |
| and other special occasions, with some of these | | | | It is in the state of Puebla that this holiday is celebrated |
| dishes being well known as classic Mexican recipes all | | | | with special Cinco de Mayo recipes. In the rest of the |
| over the world. | | | | country, it is regarded as a minor holiday, despite how |
| Mexican Holiday Recipes | | | | popular this commemoration is in the United States. |
| Perhaps the best known of Mexican holidays is Cinco | | | | Puebla's Cinco de Mayo dishes often include mole, a |
| de Mayo. This celebration on May 5th every year is | | | | traditional Mexican recipe which hails from this state. |
| commonly thought to be Mexico's Independence Day | | | | |