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One of my younger daughter’s most vivid food memories of Mexico was her first taste of tamarind candy. As a newly-arrived fourth grader, fascinated by the huge assortment of candies available nearly everywhere, from the dulcerías to the corner store, she seemed determined to try all of them. But the one that hooked her, with its tangy, […]

¡Ay, que calor! What heat! My comadre makes her way through the market at a slower pace than usual, stopping wherever there is room in the crowd to fan herself. Forgetting that temperatures are still a good ten degrees cooler than in most of the country, she and others here in Mexico’s high central plateau seem […]

In Mexico, the lime — known as a limón — is everywhere, served with nearly all food except coffee and dessert (and some desserts are made with them) and sold in even the smallest neighborhood stores. Here, limes are considered a necessity, and almost no kitchen is without them. Wedges of lime accompany everything from morning plates […]