Rachel Laudan

So how were the wheat couscous and the maize couscous (remember this is not sweet corn nor even cornmeal but essentially a crumbled tamal of maiz that has been treated with alkali and ground wet) described in at least one Mexican manuscript cookbook of the early nineteenth century served? Here’s what the anonymous author says [...]

Some time ago, a commentator (Tim) raised the following question about my thesis that Mexican mole is basically an Islamic dish transported to Mexico (just hit mole in the tags section). Here’s what he said. Your argument is well and good until you look at the bigger picture. You don’t need a liberal attitude toward [...]

OK, I’ll continue by addressing the concerns raised by Rajagopal and Steve (thanks both of you).   If this repeats things I’ve said lots of times before, I apologize. Well, by the 1990s, it was becoming clear that the ejido system was not working as planned. Now, after reforms, it is possible (if an incredible hassle) [...]