Tayari's Blog: Michelada Mexicana by Rigoberto González

Posted by TayariJones on May 1, 2008 10:57 AM
Filed under Cocktails With Writers

Variations of this thirst-quenching drink are available throughout Latin America, but the Mexican recipe has found its way into the U.S. Rigoberto Gonalezmarket—slowly joining the margarita as the Cinco de Mayo beverage of choice. And like the margarita, there are dozens of stories floating around explaining the origin of its name and the origin of its creation, but people usually agree it’s a 1940s concoction because that’s when it started making appearances in film.

  • 12 oz. beer (Mexican beer, please!)
  • juice from a juicy lemon
  • 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-3 dashes of Tabasco sauce (how spicy do you like it?)
  • 1 dash of soy sauce
  • 1 pinch of black pepper
  • salt

    Mix all ingredients with plenty of ice. Add beer. Shake it up. ¡Salud!


    "This stirring memoir of a first-generation Mexican American's coming-of-age and coming out is wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality." --Booklist, *starred review*.

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