Mexican Potatoes. Why Are They So Lousy?
Frustration, frustration, frustration is my experience with Mexican potatoes. Too bad in a country where you can usually count on excellent fruits and vegetables. OK, I know that potatoes don’t…
Read moreA Tarahumara mother encourages her hungry child
Only indirectly to do with food. I’ve often wondered at the Mexican four and five year-olds (or younger) who trot along beside their mothers for mile after mile. It induces…
Read moreGrinding Chocolate by Hand
Following up on an earlier post about turning cacao beans into chocolate, Lesley Téllez provides a timely lesson on what grinding chocolate on the metate (grindstone) is actually like. Pain…
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