Chocolate, avocados, tacos – Mexico’s culinary gifts to the world, and ways to use them in the kitchen

What would Italian food be without tomatoes, or Indian food without chillies? Imagine life without chocolate, or squash or beans.In México: The Beautiful Cookbook (1991), authors Marilyn Tausend and Susanna Palazuelos point out the contributions Mexican ingredients have made to world cuisines.In the introduction, they write: “Until recently, most average food lovers thought of Mexican cooking in terms of tacos, tamales and tongue-scorching salsas. Few were aware of the exquisite moles and…