The goods from Alimentaria Mexicana
Vancouver, BC | Experienced gift givers know that wrapping a unique experience trumps basic things like socks and ties every time, and this holiday season there is nothing more unique than an authentic taste of Mexico from Alimentaria Mexicana, the newest hotspot on Granville Island. Make everyone on your Christmas list dream of palm trees and palapas, thanks to a newly launched series of Christmas gift boxes and baskets available at the Mercado store. And when the gift giving is over, everyone is invited to call in the new year with a menu that highlights Mexico’s diversity of tastes.
The line of Christmas gift packages available from Alimentaria’s new Mercado includes seven spectacular offerings packed with high-quality, locally and internationally sourced craft products and provisions, textiles, books and more that help tell the varied stories of the culinary cultures of Mexico .
The Christmas gift boxes and baskets that can be purchased online at alimentariamexicana.com/gift-boxes and in the store include:
Bring the heat – $ 75
The perfect gift for those who like it hot. This gift box includes Sal de Chicatana, Vancouver Island Hot Sauce Owl’s Screech, Chile Tuxta, East Van Roasters Chili Lime Dark Chocolate Bar, Sriracha Revolver Cilantro Lime Hot Sauce, Chile Tabaquero
A taste of agave – $ 75 (only pickup)
Get to know the desert plant that tequila is made of and take cocktails to the next level. This gift box contains East Van Roasters Single Origin Guatemala 70% dark chocolate, two small mezcal pumpkins and bases, Sal de Gusano, Sriracha Revolver Beets + Tequila Hot Sauce, Don Julio Blanco (50 ml)
Smoky & Sweet – $ 85
Give these bold flavor combinations that are hard to beat. This gift box includes East Van Roaster’s The Queen Pink Peppercorn & Pineapple Dark Chocolate Bar, Chile Chipotle, Vainilla Suprema, Newfoundland Juniper Smoked Sea Salt, Cuna de Piedra 60% Drink Chocolate, FUME-eh Smoked Gourmet Mix Olives
I Cocina – $ 95
Those who want to serve authentic Mexican food at home will love this gift box, which includes a Crimson Napkin, White Tortillero, Mixteca Baja Arrocillo Corn, Hoja Santa, Chile Tabaquero, Sal de Pinotepa Nacional and Chef-Grade Calcium Hydroxide
Mezcal Nights – $ 160 (only pickup)
Warm rainy winter nights with Mezcal’s smoky, earthy flavors and long, toasty finishes. This gift box contains Cuna de Piedra 73% dark chocolate w / Mezcal Reposado, Sal de Gusano, Mezcal Carafe, Mezcal Coquito and 200 ml Madre Mezcal
Mexico home – $ 175
Everything the home cook needs, this gift box contains The Mexican Home Kitchen Cookbook, Valles Centrales Amarillo Corn, Sierra Norte Zapotec Chuparosa Beans, Red Jamaica / Hibiscus Flower, El Papalote Mole Negro, Epazote, Sal de Pinotepa Nacional, Small Mezcal Gourd & Base , Cuna de Piedra 73% dark chocolate, Supreme Vanilla, Pure Cacao Mug, Chicatana salt
Maiz Essentials – $ 185 (only pickup)
Lovers of handmade corn tortillas and tamales will enjoy this gift box, which includes a 21 cm tortilla press, Mixteca Baja Arrocillo corn, ground heirloom cornmeal, totomoxtle / corn shells, chef grade calcium hydroxide, Sal de Pinotepa Nacional and a white tortillero
“Alimentaria Mexicana has been a passion project that has given us a chance to celebrate farmers and suppliers from Canada and small communities south of the Mexican border. We are grateful that it has been so well received by Vancouver,” said Alimentaria’s director / CEO / Partner Ernesto Gomez “We have put together these gift boxes and baskets to help share our passion even more – we hope the recipients will enjoy these experiences as much as we loved creating them.”
NEW YEAR EVENING AT ALIMENTARIA MEXICANA
Once Christmas is over for us, look to Alimentaria Mexicana to bring the flavor to New Year’s Eve. Two seats, at 17.30 and 21.30, offers a glass of bubbles on arrival and a four-course family-style menu that includes a range of delicious and culturally deeply rooted dishes.
MENU
First course:
Guacamole, roasted tang, uni
Albacore tuna ceviche, ikura, green aguachile
Salsa tasting with hereditary corn totopos
Second course:
Mushroom tostada, crispy sunchokes, aioli
Grilled oysters, tarragon butter, fontina cheese
Halibut cheeks beer hit taco
Third course:
And & butternut squash flautas, recado negro crema
Huarache with pork carnitas, coloradito mole
Heirloom corn soup, bone marrow, skirt steak
Dessert:
Mezcal chocolate cake, pinole
Tickets cost $ 110 per person for the first seat from 6 p.m. 17.30 to 20.00 and $ 140 for the second seat from kl. 21.30 into the new year and they are available online at alimentariamexicana.com/new-years-eve.
RESERVATION
Alimentaria Mexicana’s Cantina is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30. Limited lunch and dinner reservations are available at exploretock.com/alimentariamexicana, with walk-ins welcome. Please note that the terrace is only accessible for walk-in. Mercado is open Tuesday to Friday from 11:00 to 18:00 and on weekends from kl. 11:00 to 19.00 For more information or to stay up to date on all the latest developments, sign up for a newsletter at alimentariamexicana.com or follow @alimentariamexicana on Instagram.
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