For lovers of the phenomenon of eating in the market
Possibly the passion for gastronomy approached light fernandez , Mexican architect of Spanish descent, in the same way that the Panchos encouraged you to come and leave everything behind. And that's how she did it, after leaving a successful career in which there was no lack of projects such as dressing the interiors of some of the theaters on Madrid's Gran Vía.
After meeting her most gourmet self and losing her head over an Argentine, she moved to Buenos Aires where she built Bernat , the most modern tapas bar in Palermo Soho , which brought together the best of the Buenos Aires day and night. “I screwed it up very brown in Bernata; I got together with all the night demons, the top people and even the Spanish ambassador. It was fun ”, Light confesses.
Twelve Chiles
But returning to Madrid was imminent for her. The years 2015 and 2016 served to realize that Madrid needed his native Mexico , but a fresher, more genuine and more real concept. She found the perfect position in an old haberdashery and joined the fashion of market stall her, she more and more upward and she designed a modern living space traditional Mexican street food based on snacks, simulating the neighborhood taquerias from your beautiful Mexico.
around a round griddle (traditional Mexican plate) a pile of corn tortillas and a stuffing festival for lovers of snacks . And two options, one for those who do not want to waste too much time and browse from the bar and another in the form of tall tables for those who prefer to extend the experience a little longer.
Entering Twelve Chiles
Her two specialties are tacos and quesadillas . In the tacos we find traditional flavors such as the typical Oaxacan mole with chicken, a recipe that Luz assures that she takes a lot of work and that she has needed many tests to find the key. appears the cochinita pibil with pickled onion, a famous dish of Yucatecan cuisine full of contrasts and the chicken tinga with chipotle sauce either tacos al pastor . In the quesadillas, with that fabulous oaxaca cheese , dive into the pressed pork rinds, the squash flower or the poblano pepper strips with corn and corn. Crazy.
Also twelve chillies , whose name comes from the twelve most common chiles that are usually used in Mexican cuisine , has three pleasant surprises.
On the one hand his flavored fresh waters, like the traditional ones that are made in Mexico with the ripest fruit, based on mango, pineapple or lemon. Secondly the michelada , that drink that starts with Worcestershire sauce and clamato, a sauce whose base has clam broth as its protagonist and that in Twelve chiles boast of serving the best in Madrid . And as a final touch the wonderful Tequila La Malinche , to give that provocative and modern touch, which is possibly one of the best tequilas that can be found to pair with a good "gringa" with cheese and chili. A legion of fans has La Malinche tequila.
Michelada ALWAYS
Since we know that the tequila hooks , well you can finish the feast on a corn cake and hundreds of blessings for finding a place where there are no mariachis or charro hats, where the rancheras have stopped playing, giving way to independent groups of the current Mexican scene and where the nachos, those children of seven Tex-Mex fathers are finally called by its original name: tortilla chips. And yes, with a homemade and freshly made guacamole. So, as they say in those lands, here you have "de chile, mole and pozole" so, get excited!
Tortilla chips with guacamole
WHY GO
Because Tex Mex is the father of all evil and it is no longer necessary for them to explain to us that cheddar cheese is as Mexican as the singer Björk and her entire lineage. Because we already needed someone to discover a real Mexican street food for us, without artifice. Because they have La Malinche. Because the Mercado de la Paz is quality. Because seeing Blanquita cook tortillas is love at first sight.
Seeing Blanquita cook tortillas is love at first sight
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Perfect plan to invite friends to dinner at home on a Saturday night. How to order it? Via Amazon PrimeNow , The Mercado de la Paz, in addition to being the first market in the world to sell its products through Amazon, now also integrates its gastro and gourmet spaces, including Twelve Chiles in your offer Ready to eat. You receive your fillings and your tortillas and let your imagination do the rest.
IN DATA
**Address: Calle Ayala, 48 (Mercado de la Paz) **
Telephone: 91 449 70 43
Schedule: From Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm. Saturdays until 4pm
Medium Ticket: 18 euros