CONFUSION WITH MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla. That event is commemorated on September 16, the anniversary of the revolutionary priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s famous “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), a call to arms that amounted to a declaration of war against the Spanish colonial government in 1810.
Matchbox Margarita
Refined over the years since 1995, the Matchbox margarita consists of
Cointreau, reposado tequila,
fresh-squeezed lemon and lime,
powdered sugar,
and egg whites.
Powdered sugar is also used to rim the glass instead of salt.
The lime juice is fresh squeezed, with a teaspoon of egg white added as an emulsifier. the mix is then shaken and served in a martini glass with a powdered sugar rim and garnished with lemon zest and a lime wedge.
The recipe is so popular that nearby Taco Joint added it to the menu. And that’s good news for fans of the drink, as the tiny wedge-shaped bar at The Matchbox fits only 19 stools.
Despite all that, sometimes it’s the simplest recipes that remain the best. Take the margarita at Matchbox. It’s your standard recipe: tequila, triple sec and lime juice. The tequila is usually a reposado—right now they’re using Ranchero but you can can ask to have anything from rail tequila to Patron substituted. Cointreau is used here instead of triple sec and, in our estimation, may be the best orange liqueur to use in a margarita.
The lime juice is fresh squeezed, with a teaspoon of egg white added as an emulsifier. the mix is then shaken and served in a martini glass with a powdered sugar rim and garnished with lemon zest and a lime wedge.
Matchbox is located at 770 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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