\nLet\u2019s imagine the scene: Agust\u00edn de Iturbide, regarded in that very moment as the savior and pacifier of the New Spain, had just signed the independence of the Mexican Empire along with the last Spaniard Viceroy, Juan O\u2019Donoj\u00fa in the city of C\u00f3rdoba on August 24, 18821 and on his way to Mexico City he stopped in Puebla right on his Saint\u2019s Day, August 28.
\nThe Augustine nuns of the Saint Monica convent, in charge of preparing the meals for the celebration,
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wanted to regale the new hero with a unique creation, so they took the fruits they had at hand at the\u00a0 moment: milky weet pear, gala apple, criollo peach, walnut, pomegranate… and of course, poblano chili.\nIturbide was riding in company of Vicente Guerrero and their Army of the Three Guarantees \u2013 religion, union and independence \u2013 each one present in the colors green, white and red of the new nation\u2019s flag.\u00a0 Thus the accommodating nuns decided these three colors should be present in his dish: the green of the chili, the white of the walnut sauce and the red of the pomegranate seeds.
\nAnd so it went, with the devotion to kitchen tasks characteristic of nuns and women of those years in general, ingredients were carefully measured, balanced and mixed to obtain a mestizo \u2013 baroque creation of Mexican gastronomy: chiles en nogada, which nowadays are a true delicacy available only during\u00a0 the months of August and September.
\nCurrently chiles en nogada have spread all over the country, especially on the central area where weather is very much like in Puebla, and they can be tasted in slightly different versions, although of course the dwellers of Puebla reclaim as theirs the original recipe.
\nDon\u2019t miss the opportunity to visit our hotels and restaurants and order the traditional chiles en nogada, available for limited time only!<\/p>\n