Reinventing Olive Oil
Large olive producers, civil servants, and scientists get together. Their aim: to transform olive oil manufacture. Their market: an international one beyond the Mediterranean that will pay twice the current…
Read moreCelebrating, Yes, Celebrating Raisins
Hurrah. Raisins and other dried fruit have found a champion in Russ Parsons of the LA Times. Truly, dried fruit has become the ingredient that dare not speak its name.…
Read moreAgua Fresca 24: Nigerian Horchata and the Diffusion of Islamic Cuisine
I haven’t posted about the cold drinks known in Mexico as agua fresca (fresh or cool water) in ages. Today though a post on Kitchen Butterfly’s blog (highly recommended, by the…
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