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Turkey's Real Mexican was Born with This Love Story!

The premiere of the biographical short film, which tells about the great love of two Turkish and Mexican young people who were instrumental in the establishment of Ranchero, was held at the Ataşehir Watergarden branch of the venue.

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1 years ago

June 16, 2024

Elif Akin Yuksel

Well known to taste goers Ranchero RestaurantThe premiere of the movie the Ranchero Story: “A Hot Love”, which tells the love story of two young people, one Turkish and the other Mexican, who met in London, where they went for language education before they were in their 20s, which inspired the founding of , was held at the Ataşehir Watergarden of The Mexican of the City. It was done in the branch.

Mexican cuisine, which represents an ancient culture dating back thousands of years, with roots dating back to the Aztecs and Mayans, and was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 2010, includes many different special flavors, from Tacos to Burritos, from Nachos to Totopos. Ranchero, the Mexican of the city, has been bringing together this colorful culture of the ocean and its original recipes that add joy to taste goers since 2005.

Ranchero, which has become an indispensable dish for those who try it for the first time and is said by those who come from the homeland of these dishes as "It's the same here as it is in Mexico, even better", was born from the love between Zonguldak Kozlulu Rıza Tanyeri and Mexican Patricia Gonzalez, which started in London in the 70s. . This love story of two young people, which will be the subject of movies, was immortalized with the short film prepared. In the short film, which is like a biography, starring the main actors of this love, Rıza Bey and Patricia (Selma) Hanım, the duo tells their own story of how this great love, which is the basis for the birth of Ranchero, started, how it flared up, got married in Mexico, and how it reached Turkey. He told it from his mouth.

Next is the Book!

Selma Patrica Gonzalez Tanyeri, who settled in Zonguldak Kozlu with her husband Rıza Tanyeri in the 70s and was perhaps the first Mexican bride in Turkey at that time, also gave the good news of the book at the premiere of the movie Ranchero Story: "A Hot Love". Selma Patrica Gonzalez Tanyeri's journey from her homeland, thousands of kilometers away, to a land where she does not know the language, culture or lifestyle, and her life story, full of interesting memories that sometimes make you laugh, sometimes make you laugh, sometimes surprise you, will soon be turned into a book.

Source: HORECA Trend and Ranchero

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3 days ago

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Source: HORECA TREND and HD İskender, PİDEM, My Pasta

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