We all know that rice is an important part of Mexican cuisine. If you wish to learn about rice dishes, you will first have to learn how to eat arroz verde. This is one of the most popular and traditional rice green rice which is a staple food of all Mexican restaurants, special events and festivals. This is a spicy green rice which has many versions. Here are some ways in which you can enjoy the green rice of Mexico.

Arroz Verde with parsley: This gives the green rice a very authentic taste. In most cases when arroz verde is prepared with parsley, I have seen the use of beef stock. Chicken stock is not used with parsley. You can eat it for your lunch on special occasions or during festivals.

Arroz verde with chicken: I have observed that most Mexicans love to eat green rice in chicken. This is done in basically two ways – chicken cubes are cooked along with rice or chicken is eaten as a side dish. The rice in such a case is cooked in chicken broth – thus, you get the flavor of chicken in your rice.

Arroze verde is a very spicy dish and has lots of onions and garlic – this is mainly because it has a beef or chicken broth. However, those who cannot eat any food without vegetables can add their special touch to this dish by adding green vegetables. These include carrots, beans, spinach, tomatoes and potatoes. However, this is completely optional and normally people do not prefer to have this dish with vegetables.

Tips on how to arroze verde:
• Arroze verde is mainly eaten for lunch or dinner.
• You can eat it along with a side dish of chicken, beef or lamb.
• You will need a side dish with this green rice or else the meal is incomplete. If you wish to get the most of its taste, you should have it with a spicy beef soup, chicken soup or lamb soup…along with spicy beef or chicken curry.
• It is normally served in a bowl and garnished with deep fried shrimps, shredded chicken and fried cube vegetables. The taste of deep fried spicy shrimps adds to the taste of the rice.
• Sea food tastes wonderful as a garnishing. Crabs and octopus are often added as a garnish to this special green rice recipe.
• This dish is especially suitable for special occasions such as festivals, social events, weddings, celebrations and parties.
• It can also be prepared on a day to day basis, but in such a case, it is made less spicy.
• You should always have this rice hot.

So…next time whenever you feel like having rice in the true Mexican style, hope you know you should eat.

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