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¡Fiestaaaa! From delancyplace.com, an excerpt from Gods, Gachupines, and Gringos, by Richard Grabman, that explains the gloriously convoluted historical origins of Cinco de Mayo (which does not, as some believe, celebrate Mexico's independence from Spain): http://www.delanceyplace.com/index.php
The day actually commemorates a (temporary) Mexican victory over French forces in a town called Puebla ~ a town that, interestingly enough, is considered by those in the know to be the gastronomic capital of Mexico. So, from Puebla, recipes for the dishes one should consider cooking if one wants to celebrate in authentic Puebla style: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2013/05/what-to-really-eat-on-cinco-de-mayo/
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