Today, September 16th, is Mexican Independence Day, marking the
independence from Spain declared in 18 and recognized on
September 27, 1821. It is nicknamed “El Grito” or the shout for
independence. The green-white-red tricolor flag was first seen
in 1821 and was know as the “Sierra,” but it was not officially
adopted by Mexico until April 14th, 1823. And the meaning of the
colors? Green is for hope and victory; white is for the purity
of ideals, and red is for the blood shed by the Mexican national
heroes. The “Cry of Dolores” is performed by the Mexican
President at midnight of September 15th and Mexican citizens
celebrate and party the night away with swigs of tequila, shots
of tomato and orange flavored sangrita and, of course,
margaritas. Then in the morning they revive themselves with a
large steaming bowl of menudo served with tortillas, onions and
cilantro. Menudo supposedly has many medicinal properties, and
relieving hangovers is one of them. But here at MexGrocer, how
do we celebrate? With Mexican