The perfect pan for a Spanish omelette

Here it is!  The perfect pan for a Spanish omelette.  Not too big, not too small, nice and deep. The eggs cook slowly and evenly and they don’t stick at…

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10 Things for food historians to think about. 5 and 6

I will be replying to Adam’s interesting points, but until I get around to that, another couple of points in this series on parallels between cuisine and language. 5. Trace…

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How huitlacoche grows

Responding to Suzy Oakes’ question about how huitlacoche grows, here’s an ear I picked up today. I’m sure the young woman was totally mystified by my choice of this fairly…

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