{"id":1723,"date":"2022-03-31T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodconnectorproduction.com\/calmex\/?page_id=1723"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:04:16","slug":"what-is-cal-mex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/what-is-cal-mex\/","title":{"rendered":"What is CAL-MEX?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1723\" class=\"elementor elementor-1723\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c9560 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51c9560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4a6a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc4a6a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80fe2c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f80fe2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT IS CAL-MEX?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8b76c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8b76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch award-winning chef and culinary innovator Claudette Zepeda define her relationship with Hispanic-style cheeses from California and detail how Cal-Mex has emerged as one of the hottest trends in foodservice today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b917691 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b917691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=lmnuYPhv4-g&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e66c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c5e66c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=wEakjtEjRgw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9139a17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9139a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cal-Mex is a marriage of California cuisine and traditional Mexican cooking.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f1f14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f1f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cal-Mex cuisine incorporates fresh and seasonal ingredients traditionally found in the Golden State, such as lighter proteins and plant-forward dishes, with exciting new takes on Mexican regional dishes.<\/p><p>The key ingredients in bringing together these two culinary fares? Hispanic-style cheese and dairy products from California.<\/p><p><strong>California is the nation\u2019s largest producer of Hispanic-style cheeses<\/strong>, as producers from the Golden State offer 25 unique varieties, led by:<\/p><ul><li>Queso Fresco<\/li><li>Quesadilla<\/li><li>Cotija<\/li><li>Oaxaca<\/li><li>Panela<\/li><\/ul><p>These cheeses add authentic, fresh dairy flavor across multiple dayparts and provide chefs the versatility to craft original interpretations of classic Mexican cuisine, <strong>which is the essence of Cal-Mex<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element ce68f0c -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT IS CAL-MEX? 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