The latest flavor development from the Wixon Innovates program is focused on Mexican comfort food. “Mexican flavors are incredibly popular, yet there’s still room for innovation with exploration into regional flavors and preparations,” said Wixon Marketing Manager, Becca Henrickson, as she explained the organization’s research-driven, trend identification program. “Our culinary and applications innovation team spent the past three months studying the culinary influences at play in different regional Mexican specialties. This led to the development of a range of what we’re calling, collectively, Mexican Comfort Food Flavors.”
Spotlight on Birria
Birria is one example of regional Mexican comfort food. A savory stewed meat – birria is traditionally served as a guisada or casserole. In the Mexican state of Jalisco, where birria is said to have originated, the slow-cooked, warm-spicy meat stew (usually goat) is served at celebrations or during special occasions. Birria migrated around Mexico from Jalisco to other areas, and now the comforting casserole can be found in many iterations. One of the favorites is serving birria as a taco filling in the country’s ubiquitous street food.
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