History of Cheese Making in Mexico

Pretty short is the executive summary. No seriously, here’s what I took away from Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, set in a context of what I know about Mexican history and…

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Genuine Mexican Cheeses

Genuine Mexican cheeses is the translation of Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, co-authored by Fernando Cervantes, Abraham Villegas, Alfredo Cesín, and Angélica Espinoza, all of them leading scholars and researchers. Now…

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Fish and yogurt versus cucumber and yogurt

Some years ago I remember reading a discussion of fish and yogurt, I believe in the food history journal Petits Propos Culinaires.  The question was why in the Middle East…

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