Back to Mole: The Criollo Issue
There’s something else that should be thrown into the pot when talking about mole. It’s not just a question of Spanish versus indigenous. Certainly by the eighteenth century, the criollos…
Read moreHow to Make Videos of Vanishing Ways of Using Plants and Cooking
Today I had the chance to chat with David Strauch and Laurie Durand. Although based in Hawaii, they have spent a couple of months in Mexico making videos of traditional…
Read moreWas Pulp Booze the First Cacao Beverage? Why I’m Doubtful
Well, after reading various newspaper stories about new information about the history of chocolate, I just couldn’t stop mulling over the idea that cacao (the tree whose fruit is the…
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