Puffed Rice and the Sacred Fire
Ammini Ramachandran, who knows so much about the food of Kerala in India, compares puffed rice to popcorn. The techniques are similar. Reminded me of how in India we used…
Read moreSeeing Stars: Popcorn Revisited
In the Sonora desert of Mexico, the Yaquis still make popcorn the traditional way, a technique anthropologists say goes way, way back before tortillas, probably before tamales. The nights are…
Read moreMicrowave Chicharron and Pourable Guacamole
Well, a lot of serious posts recently. So here’s something on the lighter side. In the supermarkets near you, if you live in Mexico that is, straight from Bogota, Columbia…
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