Chocolate and Toasted Maize: What a Drink
Many countries still have drinks that go back deep into the past. One such is taxcalate from Chiapas in the far south of Mexico. Here’s the powder base: ground toasted…
Read moreSeparating Eggs
Well, I thought I knew every way of separating eggs and yolks: with the shell, through the fingers, even using a gadget. But this afternoon at her request I was…
Read moreWhat to Do about the Food of the Poor: Mexico City 1940s and 50s
Sandra Aguilar, a Mexican friend who is completing a Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, just sent me a paper she published this month in The Americas called “Cooking Modernity:…
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