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Smell and taste are senses with an incredible ability to transport us back to specific places, people and moments in our lives. One scent that invokes this for me is the aroma of ponche. Ponche gives me my “Ratatouille” moment, bringing back memories of my grandparents, my childhood, the posadas we went to and the […]
Do you remember the article about tuna in which I mentioned that I struggled to understand how our brave ancestors could look at a tuna and think, “Now that looks incredibly delicious?” Well, chicozapote is one of those fruits that I’ve often thought our ancestors must have been really hungry to try. Since I started […]
This week’s taste of Mexico, mezcal, can be summed up with a classic idiom: “Para todo mal, mezcal; para todo bien, también; y si no hay remedio, litro y medio.” “For everything bad, mezcal; for everything good, mezcal too; and if there’s no remedy, a liter and a half” Actually, better make it two liters. […]