Cinco De Mayo

Foods and drinks are often very important when you are planning a Cinco de Mayo celebration. There are plenty of recipes to choose from though so you won’t really need to worry about it. Traditionally, you want all of the items offered to be from the Mexican culture. This way you can really celebrate the event in style. If you enjoy Mexican food that is homemade, this is going to be a wonderful treat for you to enjoy.

Enchiladas, tacos, tamales, nachos, and burritos are often part of the main dish. You can also offer all of the garnishments including lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and delicious hot sauce. Green chili and chicken mole are often served as well. Don’t forget the tortillas as most of your guests will be looking for them to complete their meal.

For dessert you can offer sweet breads, fried ice cream, cakes, and cream puffs. All of them will go over very well with your guests. If you are from the Mexican culture you may have the recipes for such foods already in place. They may be something you learned how to make from your parents and even your grandparents.

You can also find excellent Cinco de Mayo recipes online and in cookbooks. If you are making them for the first time you should practice well in advance of your party. It can be very time consuming to make some of the different Mexican dishes. You will get faster at it as you go. Make sure you use quality spices to help give your foods the kick they need. You can serve the meal as a buffet or you can offer a sit down meal everyone will love.

Many people offer alcoholic beverages for their Cinco de Mayo celebration. There are recipes for various types of mixed drinks you can try. Otherwise you can just offer what you know people will enjoy drinking. There are special punch recipes though that you can offer as well. Some of them do contain alcohol while others don’t. It really depends on what type of party you want to offer. Margaritas are often a big hit though at any Cinco de Mayo gathering.