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The commonest question I have in my contact section is “How can I buy a Mexican grindstone (metate) or mortar and pestle (molcajete) in the United States?” Clearly I have…
Read moreThe commonest question I have in my contact section is “How can I buy a Mexican grindstone (metate) or mortar and pestle (molcajete) in the United States?” Clearly I have…
Read moreFollowing 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…
Read moreNow here’s a question. How did Mexicans make agua fresca before every household had its blender? Some fruits–the citrus–are easy to juice. But that’s not true of other agua fresca…
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