Chile en nogada is a typical dish of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its origin goes back to the times of Independence in 1821. That year, Agustín de Iturbide was proclaimed emperor and passed by the city of Puebla of Los Angeles. He made a triumphal entrance with the Army Trigarante into the capital the 27 of September, a date that coincides with the birthday of the future emperor of Mexico. For this reason on the 28 of August of 1821, a banquet was given for him. This dish was made in his honor by the nuns of the convent of Santa Monica and in it the three colors of the flag can be seen: the green was represented by poblano chile and the parsley, the white by the sauce of fresh walnuts, and the red by grains of the pomegranate.
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The Oropeza family invited the Dyers and us to eat this traditional dish with them, just as it is served in Puebla each year. The filling is not cheese as we know chile relleno, but rather meat with chopped walnuts, pears and apples. The whole thing is "encapado" with egg, as we are familiar with. They served a delicious cream of zucchini soup and little oval crackers to begin the meal. The drink was jamaica punch.
It is good to have all of us back home safely again, and we are anxious to come back to the clean, redecorated temple next week.