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Dining with the Dead

By Rachel Laudan October 31, 2024 English Food, Food History, Mexican Food 15 Comments
Dining with the Dead

[A slightly edited version of a piece I originally published on October 31st, 2015] Every year of the fifteen I lived in Mexico I enjoyed seeing graves decorated with flowers,…

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The Spanish Origins of Bread for Day of the Dead?

By Rachel Laudan November 1, 2010 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Bread, Mexican Food 12 Comments

Few customs are now more ensconced in Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations than the pan de muerto, the traditional bread, rich in eggs and sugar, and decorated with bread…

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