Mexico City and La Milpa

What I didn’t expect to find in the center of Mexico City was a milpa within the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares’ courtyard.

Umami: Balancing the flavours (and feelings) of Central Mexico

Is it impossible to portray a place fairly while you’re in it? Now that I’ve left Mexico behind, there’s an unidentifiable taste in my mouth.

Guaraches and a little bit of monotony

Huaraches are totally different from memelas. Ask any local in Tehuacán, and that’s what they’ll say if you confuse the two.

Tuna: NOT A FISH

In Spanish, tuna is a cactus fruit that grows from the prickly pear cactus. It starts as a pink flower that blossoms in Spring– typically in late April or May– and produces fruit by June and July.