Afro-Mexican Cuisine: Getting Started on the Costa Chica
What would Afro-Mexican cuisine look like? I always like to ask that question in advance of digging in to a new cuisine as a kind of test. How much can…
Read moreSoy Kikkoman
The Economist has a fascinating article on Yuzaburo Mogi, head of Kikkoman, the company that makes soy sauce and much more. He comes from one of the founding families of…
Read moreBagels with guacamole: Jewish food in Mexico City
By contrast with the US where migrants are central to food history, it’s easy to get the impression that Mexican cuisine is simply a fusion of indigenous cuisines with colonial…
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