Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates The Best Breakfast Food, Chilaquiles



 Today's Google Doodle celebrates chilaquiles, a traditional Mexican breakfast dish ¹. Chava Oropesa, an Oakland-based artist, created the Google Doodle ². Here are some details about chilaquiles and the Google Doodle ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵:

*What is Chilaquiles?*

- A Mexican breakfast dish made with fried corn tortillas, salsa, and cheese.

- Can be served with eggs, beans, and avocado.

- Can be customized with different salsas and toppings like sour cream, guacamole, or chorizo.

*Google Doodle*

- Illustrated by Oakland-based guest artist Chava Oropesa.

- Features the beloved Mexican breakfast dish chilaquiles, which means “chilis and greens” in the Aztec language Nahuatl.

- Uses Mexican pink, or Rosa Mexicano, a color synonymous with Mexican culture.

- Incorporates a Talavera plate, a traditional Mexican ceramic, and cut tortillas into letters and fry them, a creative twist that adds depth and texture to the artwork.

*History of Chilaquiles*

- Born out of resourcefulness, people began cutting stale corn tortillas into strips, frying them up, and sautéing them in salsa.

- Can be found on menus in Mexican restaurants across Mexico and the southwest of the U.S.

- Usually garnished with a combination of cream, queso fresco, onions, and avocados.

- Traced back to ancient Aztec times, but were only introduced to American eaters by Encarnación Pinedo, “The Spanish Cook” in 1898.

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