Devil prawns and cheese broth: Karla Zazueta’s traditional recipes from northern Mexico
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A cheesy soup packed with potatoes, peppers and tomatoes, and spicy, tomatoey prawns to serve with rice or warm tortillasI grew up a Norteña (which, according to the Collins dictionary, means a native woman from northern Mexico), stretching out my ch sounds, talking golpeado (abruptly) and listening to Norteñan and Sinaloense banda music. I went to carne asadas (north Mexican barbecues), ate flour tortillas, dogos (Mexican hotdogs), nachos and corn on the cob on the beach while running around...

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