Tamales: From The Cause of Crime to the Cause of Celebration at Candelaria

In Mexico, Candelaria is an important holiday. Above all, it’s the day for tamales, steamed, usually stuffed maize dumplings  (unlike in the United States where tamales are now for Christmas).…

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Creating and Re-Creating Rice, Maize, and Chicken

We don’t just gather our food. We gather the raw materials and then we turn them into food. The skill and determination that have gone into making food inspire awe.…

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Slavery, Race, and Whiteness in Mexico

Many readers are interested in Afro-Mexicans, so although this post is not directly about food, I’m going ahead anyway. In the eighteenth century, artists in Mexico (and to a lesser…

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