Things that caught my eye in Sam’s and Costco, Mexico

Food shopping in Mexico is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up. Every trip even to Sam’s and Costco offers lots of food for thought.  Here are three for…

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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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Smartening up the Chicharrón Technique. And Italy too.

To fill out the chicharrón thread, and in case you missed this in her comment, here is Sonia Bañuelos on chicharron in Zacatecas which is toward the north of central…

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