Rachel Laudan

Inspired by this oil painting that shows a woman grinding pineapple to make juicel, I thought it was time to have a go myself.
Now, you might say, who in their right minds would get down on their knees to grind a pineapple. Well, it’s all part of a big project to get a better [...]

Now here’s a question. How did Mexicans make agua fresca before every household had its blender?  Some fruits–the citrus–are easy to juice.  But that’s not true of other agua fresca bases such as barley, rice, or pineapple.
Well, here’s the answer.

This 1860 oil by a wonderful Mexican painter, José Agustín Arrieta, shows horchata vendors. [...]

I owe both the photos and the explanations (very lightly edited to make a narrative, see all comments here if you want) to Susan Ji-Young Park but these were all just too good to leave in the comment section. What a treat to have someone who can google in Korean and pull up these [...]