The Ensaimada Trail: Backing up for Review
All this discussion of ensaimadas (links to previous postings here and here) and I realize that I’ve never really explained what they are. Ensaimadas are a pastry associated chiefly with…
Read moreCarnitas Revisited: Some Tentative Thoughts about Origins
Thanks to everyone who has commented. I’m thrilled when blogging leads me to extend or reconsider my ideas. To begin with, I agree that carnitas are a special meal. To…
Read moreThe Ensaimada Trail
For a couple of years, I’ve been interested in the ensaimada (the en-larded), a sweet bread associated with Mallorca and Minorca in Spain that also crops up in the Philippines.…
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