Puffed Rice and the Sacred Fire
Ammini Ramachandran, who knows so much about the food of Kerala in India, compares puffed rice to popcorn. The techniques are similar. Reminded me of how in India we used…
Read moreSeeing Stars: Popcorn Revisited
In the Sonora desert of Mexico, the Yaquis still make popcorn the traditional way, a technique anthropologists say goes way, way back before tortillas, probably before tamales. The nights are…
Read moreParallel Universes: The Fería del Libro in Guadalajara
For the second time this year, the first being in Panamá Gastronómica, I’ve had the feeling of being in a universe parallel to the English-speaking world. Great events, well-attended (half…
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