What do you think of Brillat-Savarin? Honestly now

This is a serious question. Brillat-Savarin, just to remind you, published in 1825 a work on gastronomy called Physiologie du Goût (in English The Physiology of Taste)  self-described as “a…

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Arrachera: What and When?

A friend wrote to ask about arrachera.  I’m going to hazard some guesses but I bet some of you know a lot more than I do.  Please chime in. Arrachera…

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Why not Mesoamerican Influences on Mole?

Some time ago, a commentator (Tim) raised the following question about my thesis that Mexican mole is basically an Islamic dish transported to Mexico (just hit mole in the tags…

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