{"id":9362,"date":"2015-06-26T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patijinich.com\/pati_2020\/?p=9362"},"modified":"2021-03-19T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:16:16","slug":"vanilla-ice-cream-with-cajeta-swirls-and-mexican-chocolate-chunks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patijinich.com\/pati_2020\/vanilla-ice-cream-with-cajeta-swirls-and-mexican-chocolate-chunks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Ice Cream with Cajeta Swirls & Mexican Chocolate Chunks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pancho Villa, one of the most renowned generals from the Mexican Revolution was wild about ice cream. It is even said he was most fond of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate. This historic photo, published in the El Paso Times<\/i>, shows him sitting at the famous El Paso confectionery The Elite, right after having an ice cream.<\/p>\n

\"Pancho<\/p>\n

History has judged him both harshly and heroically. Yet, from the account of my husband\u2019s great grandmother Regina, he was a true gentleman.<\/p>\n

The true story goes that in the early years of the Revolution, around 1913, Regina and her husband Alfredo lived in Parral, Chihuahua. In the midst of the Revolution, a very brave and very pregnant Regina asked for una\u00a0audienca,<\/em>\u00a0a meeting, with the general who was governor of Chihuahua. She walked into the meeting to ask for the general\u2019s troops not to loot their family\u2019s small store, one of the common ways the troops re-stocked.<\/p>\n

General Villa agreed and allowed Regina to close the store so it would not be looted, securing their family\u2019s means of survival. \u201cA true gentleman,\u201d the family, all of whom couldn’t believe Regina had not only asked for an audience but gone to the meeting and reached such outcome, recalls her saying.<\/p>\n

\"Pati's<\/p>\n

A few years ago we visited Pancho Villa\u2019s house in Chihuahua. There behind the boys, with an evidently saddened Sami after hearing the story of Villa\u2019s assassination, is the car where he was shot.<\/p>\n

The house has a central open courtyard. One of the main sides leads to the dining room…<\/p>\n

\"Pancho<\/p>\n

\u2026which opens directly to the kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Pancho<\/p>\n

As a visitor you can\u2019t walk into the kitchen, so you can only see from the side door. Of course, I was dying to walk in, but I am sharing the best view that I got. That was it, because there was a rope one couldn\u2019t cross.<\/p>\n

\"Pancho<\/p>\n

I think it can be said that just like Pancho Villa \u2013 whose image, from a gorgeous al fresco hung inside his home, is here courtesy of my husband\u2019s camera \u2013 most Mexicans are wild about ice cream.<\/p>\n

\"Pancho<\/p>\n

Juju, with his big sweet tooth, is crazy about it too.<\/p>\n

\"Juju<\/p>\n

As Mexicans, we have our ways of making ice cream irresistible and exotic. We are fortunate to have some ingredients that just go nuts when turned into ice cream.<\/p>\n

Some of my favorite: Mexican vanilla<\/a>, Mexican chocolate<\/a>\u00a0and cajeta<\/a> or dulce de leche. This summer, I decided to make a wild combo out of the three and was thrilled with the results. So much so, I think you should give it a go (my photo of the ice cream above has the ice cream desperately melting, waiting for me to get a good shot\u2026).<\/p>\n

It has the creamy vanilla base, the silky thick feel and charming taste of \u00a0cajeta\u00a0(which becomes delightfully chewy when frozen), and grainy chunks of cinnamon<\/a>\u00a0flavored Mexican chocolate.<\/p>\n

I think Pancho Villa would approve, with ingredients that are Mexican to the core.<\/p>\n

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Vanilla Ice Cream with Dulce de Leche (aka Cajeta) Swirls and Mexican Chocolate Chunks<\/h2>\n
Helado de Vainilla con Cajeta y Chocolate Mexicano<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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