Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Interview with: Mely Martinez author of the blog Mexico in my Kitchen. Ep.12 Mely shares her inspiring story as a Mexican expat living in the U.S. and how nourishing her son’s cultural identity motivated her to start “Mexico in my Kitchen” a blog that rapidly…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. EPISODE 11: The show is back! and season 2 starts with a closer look into the Mexican street food phenomena, how it evolved and what makes it so special. Next the story of crypto Jewish bakers in colonial Mexico who shaped the baking traditions by…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. EPISODE 10: The cannibalistic story of Pozole soup, Cooking superstitions, Toxic plants and healing rituals. We’ve reached the end of season 1! Discover the story of Pozole a warrior soup (with warriors in it), the unusual and often funny cooking superstitions and the toxic plants…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. EPISODE 9 Interview with Historian Deborah Toner: The Cultural history of Pulque. In this intervew with Dr. Deborah Toner lecturer in Modern American History at the University of Leicester, we talk about pulque, identity and culture during and after the colonial period in Mexico. We…
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. EPISODE 8: Your guide to Mezcal and tequila, the British side of Mexican food, Aztec sorbets. I’m sure many of you have heard, seen and even enjoyed tequila and mezcal on many occasions but do you know what’s difference between them? Is it the taste?…