Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Asado Uruguayo: Why Uruguayans Take Grilling Mo...
My tío Walter would start the fire before the sun was fully up, even when the asado wasn't until two in the afternoon. Nobody questioned it. He'd stand by the...
Asado Uruguayo: Why Uruguayans Take Grilling Mo...
My tío Walter would start the fire before the sun was fully up, even when the asado wasn't until two in the afternoon. Nobody questioned it. He'd stand by the...
Chipa: The Paraguayan Cheese Bread That Runs on...
My tía Nilda kept her chipa recipe in a spiral notebook so worn the cover had separated from the pages, held together with a rubber band that had gone brittle...
Chipa: The Paraguayan Cheese Bread That Runs on...
My tía Nilda kept her chipa recipe in a spiral notebook so worn the cover had separated from the pages, held together with a rubber band that had gone brittle...
Salteñas: The Bolivian Empanada You Eat Standin...
My primo Mateo in La Paz taught me the salteña rule before he taught me anything else about Bolivian food: never bite from the top. He handed me one wrapped...
Salteñas: The Bolivian Empanada You Eat Standin...
My primo Mateo in La Paz taught me the salteña rule before he taught me anything else about Bolivian food: never bite from the top. He handed me one wrapped...
Huarache (the Food, Not the Sandal): Mexico Cit...
When I first told a coworker I'd had an amazing huarache for breakfast, she looked at my feet in confusion for a solid five seconds before I realized what she...
Huarache (the Food, Not the Sandal): Mexico Cit...
When I first told a coworker I'd had an amazing huarache for breakfast, she looked at my feet in confusion for a solid five seconds before I realized what she...
Pambazo: Mexico City's Red-Dipped Sandwich That...
The first time I watched a street vendor make a pambazo, I thought she'd burned the bread. She dunked a whole roll into a pot of deep red sauce, let...
Pambazo: Mexico City's Red-Dipped Sandwich That...
The first time I watched a street vendor make a pambazo, I thought she'd burned the bread. She dunked a whole roll into a pot of deep red sauce, let...
Cochinita Pibil: The Yucatán Dish That Takes Al...
My tía Rosario in Mérida used to start cooking on Friday night for a Sunday lunch, and as a kid I never understood why anyone needed two days to make...
Cochinita Pibil: The Yucatán Dish That Takes Al...
My tía Rosario in Mérida used to start cooking on Friday night for a Sunday lunch, and as a kid I never understood why anyone needed two days to make...