I guess they did celebrate 5 de Mayo in Mexico… sorta

Pity the poor foreign journalist in Mexico, who has to write about Cinco de Mayo.  There ain’t a whole lot to say about a holiday with maybe the same importance as Flag Day in the U.S.  They get a little testy explaining that.

Enterprising reporter Therese Margolis of the Mexico City Herald deserves a lot of credit then.  She managed to track down a Mexico City Cinco de Mayo celebration…

The Association of Resident Ecuadorians in Mexico (Ecuarmex) and the Ecuadorian chancellery celebrated that country´s 1822 Battle of Pichincha with a fundraising kermesse (bazaar) in the garden of their nation´s embassy here on Sunday, May 5.

Nearly 400 people turned out to enjoy live cumbias performed by renowned Ecuadorian singer Julian Jaramillo and savor homemade fritada (steamed pork with hominy and onions), guatita (sweet tripe stew with corn and coriander) and hayacas (banana flour tamales stuffed with ground chicken and vegetables).

And as a special treat, Cecilia Suárez de Galarza, wife of Ecuadorian Ambassador to Mexico Galo Galarza Dávila, personally prepared a batch of llapingachos (corn cakes in a spicy peanut sauce) in accordance with an old family recipe.

By the way, the Battle of Pinincha was on 24 de Mayo 1822.  Hey, can we throw another party on the 24th?