Ensaïmadas: A Mallorcan Testimony
Ensaimadas are the utterly delicious coiled flaky pastries made of wheat flour and lard, and found in Menorca (which I have visited) and Mallorca (which I have not). How did…
Read moreNineteenth-century Puerto Rican cuisine in the Spanish world
I’d wanted to meet Cruz Ortíz for several years after reading his excellent book Puerto Rico en la olla:¿somos aún lo que comimos? (Madrid: Doce Calles, 2006). In that, he…
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