Huitlacoche/Cuitlacoche/Hongo/Corn Mushroom
Here’s some huitlacoche off the corn cob with a measuring spoon for size. Crepas de huitlacoche were one of the first things I ever ate in Mexico, eagerly anticipated because…
Read moreFamilies of techniques or families of cuisines?
A quick response to Diana Buja and Adam Balic. Diana, Glad to have your support for the idea that there are probably more mutually unintelligible cuisines than there are unintelligible…
Read moreUnderstanding World Food: Families or Aesthetics
How do we understand the geography of contemporary food? How do we classify food groups or cuisines? That’s the subject of my recent postings on parallels between languages and foods. …
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