Fresh Mexican Cheeses Before Refrigeration: Queso Oreado
Cheese, it is famously said, is milk’s leap toward immortality. Sometimes. But fresh cheeses kind of hop instead of leap. So what did Mexicans do with their fresh cheeses before…
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A couple of weeks ago Judith Klinger of Aroma Cucina asked what $10 would buy in the way of fruits and vegetables in her readers’ local markets. Here’s what I…
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Pretty short is the executive summary. No seriously, here’s what I took away from Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, set in a context of what I know about Mexican history and…
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