Grinding Pineapple on a Metate (Simple Grindstone, Saddle Quern)
Inspired by this oil painting that shows a woman grinding pineapple to make juicel, I thought it was time to have a go myself. Now, you might say, who in…
Read moreMore Tangled than a Oaxacan Cheese: More Detective Work
Was Oaxacan cheese developed from mozzarella-making techniques introduced to Mexico by Italians? And was this in the 1950s? I’m still mulling this over. In and of itself it’s perhaps not…
Read moreSavory and Sweet Dishes
Here’s a question. In classic French cooking (and much Western cooking) savory and sweet dishes mirror one another. That is, you can have sweet or savory souffles and pastries of…
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