Walnut-Yogurt Sauce: The Missing Link?
Combining walnuts and yogurt, as Anne Mendelson suggests is common in Eurasia. It was new to me. Or so I thought. Of course, as Anne explains, “dairy animals and yogurt-making…
Read moreThe Acapulco-Manila Culinary Connection
I’ve just been reading Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan. It’s a simply wonderful book, heartfelt, informative and provocative. Since I’ve been chatting with Amy on…
Read moreWhere does Mole Come From? From the Mediterranean or from Mexico?
I write this in large part in response to Colman Andrew’s interesting comment on my post on a recipe using Catalan picada. In it he concedes that mole has pre-hispanic…
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