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How to be a Taco Legend Cookbook Kit

Featured in The Evening Standard's 'Best Latin American Cookbooks' list! You can make a fantastic selection of Mexican dishes using the 4 Taco Legend spice blends included and a few fresh ingredients, anything from a TV snack to a a full 3 course Mexican menu!

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From Tacos to Tortas, Carnitas to Calbacitas, this is our bible of spectacular Mexican cooking using only 4 simple blends.

All your family favourites are here - like chilli con carne, enchiladas and loaded nachos - as well as plenty of adventurous recipes you might not have tried (or even heard of) before! Mix and match all the dishes to suit - with this book you can create anything from an ultra-simple midweek burrito, to a stunning taco feast with home-made tortillas, rice, beans, salsas and more...

Roughly half of the recipes in this cookbook are either vegetarian or can be converted to be.

Featured in The Evening Standard's 'Best Latin American Cookbooks' list!

Kit includes
  • The How to be a Taco Legend 240 page embossed cookbook (80+ recipes, all with coloured photos)
  • 4 bespoke Taco Legend blends - 20-50g of each blend (enough to make at least 10 different dishes depending on the recipes!). Earn Legend Points when you refill!
  • 4 refillable and stackable storage tins for your Taco Legend blends
  • A beautiful metal stackable storage tin - perfect for keeping everything together, and presenting the kit as a gift!
  • Gift card with your personal message (don’t forget to leave one at the checkout!)
  • Handy measuring spoon
  • Bookmarks
  • Access to the Legend Club (using the book number on the inside of the back cover) for free extra monthly recipes
Blends included

ANCHO BLEND - Ingredients: ancho chilli, guajillo chilli, red bell pepper, sweet paprika, pasilla chilli, annatto

CANELA BLEND - Ingredients: cinnamon, allspice, aniseed, cloves, bitter orange

CHIPOTLE BLEND - Ingredients: chipotle chilli, sweet smoked paprika, toasted pasilla chilli, jalapeno chilli

ORÉGANO BLEND - Ingredients:  toasted cumin, Mexican oregano, green bell pepper, coriander leaf, epazote, thyme

May contain CELERY, MUSTARD and SESAME

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Lucy Luke

Another great book and spice combo from the Spicery. Great variety of recipes, and a joy to make and eat.

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Spicery Customer

Loving Taco Legend so far. Cochinita pibil, refried beans, roasted sweet potatoes, essential red salsa (not pictured) and chile con queso (worth buying the book just for this recipe). Can't wait to try more!

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Spicery Customer

I can see why Mexicans love this dip. I used half and half black beans and pinto beans. This really is the kind of dip that you can't leave alone if you have any left over from your feast. I like to pressure cook dried beans so I will see if the dip...

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Spicery Customer

“Essential Chicken Adobo” is an absolute winner, with tender chicken simmered in a rich, tangy sauce that hits all the right notes of savoury comfort. As for the missing portion in the photo, let’s just say it was a matter of quality control, and I...

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Spicery Customer

This has become our "go-to" taco filling. Delicious!

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Spicery Customer

Chocolate in a meat dish is a new experience for me and Billy and boy are we impressed. This dish has all the feel good ingredients you can shake a stick at. Chocolate, fruit and nuts and lots of the amazing ancho blend. The after meal feeling is so sati...

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First recipe completed and loved it

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Fab side dish

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This went great with cochinita pibil.

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Spicery Customer

It was lovely to include a Taco Legend recipe to my current love of all things on a skewer. We had ours with a spicy tomato salsa from the World Tour collection and some really simple add on. The pineapple really kept the meat beautifully moist and add...

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Spicery Customer

Really good veggie Mexican side with a complex flavour

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Spicery Customer

This was sooo good, made with pork shoulder.

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Spicery Customer

Fantastic weekday meal. This was very quick to prepare and still packed full of flavour. Billy said he could just imagine being in the Mexican sunshine with our dog and food just like this. Delicious. Thank you guys

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Spicery Customer

The freshness and texture are far superior to any shop-bought version. Yum!

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Spicery Customer

Super easy and super tasty! What more can I say? Thank you Spicery.

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Spicery Customer

The chunks of butternut squash, courgettes, spices, and melted cheese were a winning combination.

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Spicery Customer

I loved that these corn tortillas are naturally gluten-free – such a win if you're serving anyone avoiding gluten but still want something proper tasty. You do need to get some Masa Harina to make them, but honestly, it's totally worth i...

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Spicery Customer

Wholesome, tasty and very satisfying. If I hadn't made this myself I dont think I would have spotted that it's a meat free dish. Very easy to put together and I love that the sauce can be made in the morning before work or ahead of a busy day. ...

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Spicery Customer

Incredibly flavoursome. This has to be the very best version of this classic dish that I have ever made. It really proves just how excellent the spicery spices are. We thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. It was also wonderfully easy to make and that makes...

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Spicery Customer

Delicious. Marinated overnight and served with Essential Guacamole, Pickled Red Cabbage, Salsa Mexicans, Garlic Mayo Crema and Salsa Verde, all made from the HOW TO BE A TACO LEGEND recipe book.

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Spicery Customer

This has a wonderful, deep, rich and sophisticated flavour. You can tell there is chocolate in it, which makes it all the better!

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Spicery Customer

This was enjoyed very much by three generations! The only modification to the recipe needed, was to swap the green peppers for red to appease our grandson!

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Spicery Customer

Created a taco feast for some friends on New Year’s Eve. Oh my word what flavours! Completely impressed! Nachos, Papas a la mexicana, rajas con pollo, chilli sweetcorn, carne asada What an amazing smorgasbord of tastes, thank you so much to ...

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We are always happy on an enchilada evening. And we will be happy tomorrow too with the leftovers!

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Spicery Customer

A beautiful meal. We made the Chicken Tinga alongside the Essential Carne Molida. We made the red salsa and essential black beans to go with it, and served up some salad too.

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Spicery Customer

So tasty and SUPER easy! Our new Friday night regular!

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Lovely meal for 2 taken from the taco legend book

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Spicery Customer

Cooked on the fire, served with a jacket potato, sour cream and salsa Mexicana.

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Spicery Customer

We had a Mexican feast including red cabbage, cochinita pabil,chicken tinga, salsa verde, salsa mexicana, essential guacamole - just fabulous!

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Spicery Customer

I used the mole poblano slow cooker spice mix. It was so easy to throw together! Just chuck all the sauce ingredients in a jug and blend them up, then add to diced chicken in the slow cooker. Add a little chopped chocolate at the end and presto! I ser...

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Spicery Customer

Mexican flavoured kebabs is pure genius. A perfect fusion of cultures.

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Spicery Customer

Love the flavour, love the textures and love the beauty of this perfect snack.

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Spicery Customer

This was really tasty, made it with fresh beetroot. Served it with refried beans and salsa Mexican a.