Jewish Mexican cooking
Until recently Jewish Mexican cooking was unknown outside the 50,000 Mexican Jews, most of whom arrived in the early twentieth century. [EDIT. Here I am ignoring the Jews who came…
Read moreCulinary heritage: Embera cuisine (Panamá)
Here’s a really long overdue post, promised to Chef Lastino Apochito a year ago when I was visiting Panama City for the quite fascinating first Panamá Gastronómica. He approached me…
Read moreWhy jamon serrano is not a cured meat (according to the USDA)
By arbitrarily removing salt and sugar from their rightful place as chemical compounds, the USDA eliminates hundreds of products that are traditionally cured with one or both of these chemicals. So, in the obfuscating terminology of…
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