HOT PLATES: Tostoni & ‘Tosto-Tacos’
Mexico / Venezuela
Mexico / Venezuela
Bringing food fantasies to life, chef Alonso Núñez, lets us in on a personal favourite recipe of his, inspired by his Venezuelan roots and his current home in Mexico.
A gastronomical hybrid of the Mexican taco and the Venezuelan arepa, Alonso presents the ‘tosto-taco’, adorned with a creamy chicken and avocado filling. The royalty of arepa fillings, ‘La Reina pepiada’, was created in honour of the Venezuelan woman, Susana Dujim, who was proclaimed Miss World in 1955 in London. ‘Pepiada’ being the slang for ‘cool’ in Venezuela at the time.
Venezuelan compadre Toni Arellano aka DJ Tostoni conjured up some equally flavourful sounds to accompany Alonso’s innovative street snack. Known for digging deep into Venezuelan folk and tropical music, traditional and experimental, Tostoni centres this playful mix around food.
Designed and drawn by Alonso Núñez
Makes enough filling for 16 small tosto-tacos
Mix all the ingredients together and keep refrigerated.
Ingredients:
Serve immediately. ¡Buen provecho!