Rachel Laudan

Pretty short is the executive summary. No seriously, here’s what I took away from Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, set in a context of what I know about Mexican history and history of dairying elsewhere. Plus two caveats. (1) Goat and sheep cheeses are not considered. They appear not to have had a presence in Mexico [...]

Genuine Mexican cheeses is the translation of Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, co-authored by Fernando Cervantes, Abraham Villegas, Alfredo Cesín, and Angélica Espinoza, all of them leading scholars and researchers. Now I’ve always been puzzled by Mexican cheeses. The names in different Mexican cookbooks, whether for an English or a Mexican public, don’t seem to map [...]

Sometimes the heavens smile on you. Last week I was in the bustling and prosperous small town of Silao about 15 miles south of Guanajuato in Central Mexico. After circling the market several times, I found a great parking place about 9:30 in the morning. Not just a parking place. As I backed in, a [...]