Category: food
Over at Frisco Vista I recently posted about my new bitters, called Old Tom’s Maximon Mole Bitters. They will definitely spice up a cocktail. So what better time…
A team of researchers led by Andrew Somerville of the University of California San Diego, as reported by Cynthia Graber in Scientific American, have produced new evidence that ancient Mesoamericans…
Christine Delsol identifies ten revolutionary Maya foods. Chocolate Vanilla Corn Chiles Tomatoes Black beans Avocado Sweet potato Squash Papaya Pretty good list. Read what she has to say…
Today’s photo, of chiles in a market in Campeche, comes from malias’ photostream. .
Dale Pendell, author of Pharmako/Poeia, has argued that the “war on drugs” is like a religious war, intended to keep officially sanctioned drugs like alcohol and chocolate dominant….
Rompope is a drink made with eggs, milk, and vanilla.It is often called “Mexican eggnog.” It can be eaten with a spoon like ice cream, although men mix…
Baja’s Guadalupe Valley is an up-and-coming wine region. This January, in California’s Napa wine region, there will be a tasting of wines from the region. Vinography: A Wine…
Fiambre is only served on the Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos) and All Saints Day (Día de los Santos) — on November 1st or 2nd….
A site called It’s Crazy Delicious has posted a recipe for what they call “Mayan Hot Chocolate.” Well, why not? I’m not exactly what’s Maya about it —…
You can hardly go wrong with Antigua, but Rudy Girón goes the extra mile. Every day he posts a new photo from the city, along with some pretty…
Huitlacoche, or cuitlacoche, is a unique ingredient of Mexican cuisine. Its English name is “corn smut,” which helps to explain why it has never quite caught on north…
A dish for any time of the day. Serves eight. Ingredients 3 ripe plantains 0.5 lb. high-quality chocolate 2 ounces “pepitoria” (pumpkin seeds?) 2 ounces sesame 0.5 ounce…
One of the great festivals in Guatemala is Semana Santa in Antigua. On Easter celebrants bear heavy floats depicting images from the passion of Christ; the floats, some…
For some time archaeologists have disputed whether manioc was a significant foodstuff of ancient Mesoamerica. While it seemed a logical possibility, there was scant hard evidence to support…
Both flavors have their origins in Mesoamerica. This article on The Journey of the Vanilla Bean was published in the Evanston Review. It was pointed out by La…