Despite the variety of nuances that our country has, Mexican gastronomy has the amazing ability to amalgamate them on the plate, provoking a unique feeling of wonder and reflection.
Mexico is a country full of contrasts, a kaleidoscope of cultures and traditions that range from the ancestral and pre-Hispanic to the most versatile and cosmopolitan. Social contrasts from the wealth of its indigenous peoples to the multiculturalism resulting from modern migration. This is Mexico, this is its geography that goes from the deep green of its forests and jungles to the golden ocher of its deserts.
Despite the variety of nuances that our country has, Mexican gastronomy has the amazing ability to amalgamate them on the plate, provoking a single feeling of amazement and reflection: how delicious Mexico is! Rich for its flavors, for its smells, for its contrasts, a gastronomy that is able to masterfully combine the sweetness and bitterness of chocolate with the spiciness of chili in a mole that is nothing but ambrosia for the palate.
Still, Mexico would not be the great country it is if it were not for its people. There is an intrinsic nobility that has not been able to be eliminated by the cancer of violence and drug trafficking, by the social polarization that has invaded us in recent years. Mexico preserves its goodness and beauty despite the attacks of the modern world.
Mexico continues to preserve its family traditions; continues to celebrate its holidays and its ancestors. Mexico continues singing to the sound of its mariachi and dancing to the rhythm of banda music. Mexico does not lose sight of the past for the sake of a modernity that is blurring in the hands of digitalization. Mexico retains its leadership within the global ranking of the most visited and admired countries in the world. For BBVA México, tourism occupies fourth place among the first 10 sectors with the highest growth, this is only possible because despite everything, Mexico is Mexico and Mexicans are capable of making it big.
Within the conjuncture of our days, in the coming days Mexico will choose who will lead its destiny for the next six-year term, for the first time it is estimated that a woman will take the reins of our country; Two women compete for the presidency of the republic who reflect this social and cultural contrast, not only politically – which is normal in a contest of this type – but also in their origin, their traditions, their religiosity. Contrasts that range from indigenism to migration. Names like Xóchitl and surnames like Sheinbaum are but a sample of the spectrum of modern Mexico. Never before has Mexico seen itself so reflected and so represented in a single historical moment, which makes us privileged in history. The decision of the election remains in our hands, but whatever the meaning of our vote, it will be that of a rich and multicultural Mexico, traditional and modern at the same time. That is the value of freedom!
We must not forget that the wealth of our country would be sterile without the wealth of its inhabitants. The human person is what dignifies creation; Truth, goodness and beauty are virtues that have to do with the human person, with their ability to create and express themselves. It is now our turn as Mexicans to express ourselves and continue making this rich and varied Mexico an example of goodness, beauty and truth.
Source: forbes
