Gustavo Arellano’s Taco USA was a great way to familiarize yourself with Mexican food literature and history. He brings a proactive and vivid account of the impact of Mexican food on American Culture. With a journalistic background, Arellano’s inherent persuasiveness allow the reader to develop a respect for the pioneers of Mexican food. In otherContinue reading “Mexican Food Explained”
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Tortillas, Down to a Science
A waiter comes toward with steaming hot tortillas and puts it before you on a beautiful Talavera plate. And you assume that because they seem so simple, that it is just grilled dough. Wrong. Tortilla making is a science, literally– a lot like titration, and distillation (for tequila), nixtamalization is the process of adding theContinue reading “Tortillas, Down to a Science”
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