Special Available April 16-20
Altitude chophouse & brewery
Address: 320 S 2nd Street, Laramie, WY 82070
Website: https://www.altitudechophouse.com/
Country Represented: Mexico
Specials:
Pozole - Hominy beef soup, served with a side of onions, shredded lettuce, and radishes
Enchiladas - Chicken enchiladas, served with tomatillo chili sauce, cotija cheese, sour cream and pickled onion
Carne Asada - Marinated skirt steak cooked to preferred doneness, served with Spanish rice and black beans
Juan Banuelos
Chef at Altitude Chophouse
I moved to the USA when I was 9. These selections represent the flavors of celebrations in Jalisco. Much preparation was involved so everybody pitched in, even the littlest of children. I remember it well. My parents brought me into the kitchen and you can see that I’ve never left. I’m proud to present this special menu in Laramie.
Roger Coupal
Faculty at the University of Wyoming
Growing up near the Mexican border Latin America has always fascinated me and is a region of immense food diversity. A lot of what we eat and produce came from that region. The most obvious is of course corn, but there is a lot more, of which we sometimes forget.
Tomatoes, wild on the slopes of the Andes, became a cultivar in Central America by Ancient Maya and who also first domesticated turkeys. Avocados we all know: Central America and cultivated by Mayans, and still do. Cacao (chocolate) came originally from the Amazon and was exported north long before Columbus came.
Molé origin is pre-hispanic a very tasty sauce that many have tried North of the border, mostly the dark, sweet sauce made with cacao (Molé ojo), and many also using Molé verde with pumpkin seeds. It is good on meat, rice, vegetables, and more. Not mention names but, some are even known to put it in oatmeal with pico de gallo. But there is a huge variety of different types in Mexico. Munoz (2020), https://blog.xcaret.com/en/mexican-mole/ identifies 8 types of molé and has identified more than 50 different varieties in Mexico. There are likely even more.