Most Mind-Boggling Sentence of the Day

With respect to GM maize: “Indigenous communities in Mexico, after lengthy discussions, are taking action. At times their moves are surprising:  for instance they have decided that contaminated maize should…

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How to grind maize for tortillas on a metate (simple grindstone)

My comrade-in-culinary-arms, Ken Albala asked for hints on grinding maize for tortillas on a metate. First, for those of you who don’t know what a tortilla is, it is the…

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Adding Water when Grinding Masa

And here’s one from Jane Lukens. I’m somehow very attracted to corn, to masa and to all Mexican things that can be cooked from it. After destroying a number of…

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