The idea of the boiling communal cauldron as cooking vessel is only as new as humans. It is also international. From Chinese "hotpot," to Japanese nabemono dishes and Singapore "steamboat" all the way to Swiss fondue, the idea of cooking meat in a boiling cauldron is ancient and … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Ride the railroad at El Ferrocarril
Its name translates as "The Railroad" though there's no rail line in the vicinity and likely never was. Googling the place is futile, so you wonder whether it really exists. But the lamb tacos and broth served at El Ferrocarril (Calle Rio Seco 179 at the corner of Calle Once) in … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Excellence at Laja in the Valle de Guadalupe
The tall-poppy syndrome is a social phenomenon—prominent in Australia, New Zealand and Canada—in which people of distinction ("tall poppies") are cut down for the simple "crime" of elevating themselves above their fellow citizens through their accomplishments. It's a syndrome … [Read more...]