Cookbook Author Dishes on Jewish-Mexican Cuisine That Is ‘Kosherísimo’

Mexican-Jewish cuisine reflects all of the waves of Jewish immigration the country has experienced.

"Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook," by Ilan Stavans and Margaret E. Boyle, with a preface by Leah Koenig and photographs by Ilan Rabchinskey. The University of North Carolina Press/TNS

By Sono Motoyama Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When Ilan Stavans was growing up in Mexico City, he didn’t appreciate the food his family prepared.