Cider-making in Wales: It’s a family affair.
During the course of research into Welsh craft cider I have spoken with many cider-makers at all scales of the craft cider industry in Wales. These range from smallholders with a handful of apple trees to some of Wales’ biggest cider-makers. One of the key themes to emerge from our discussions is the role of […]
Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies
We recently completed work on the project’s recipe book, Authentic Recipes from Around the World, and as it is going through the process of design for print, I decided to celebrate with a weekend of cookery fun. Armed with an industrial quantity of various dried chilies, I set out to make several batches of Mexican […]
The Story of Pulque Part 3: Ritual and Power in Aztec Mexico
In the story of pulque, we have so far thought about different origin stories about pulque and their role in political and cultural processes in Aztec Mexico. Being linked to the origin or discovery of pulque carried a certain prestige value, but why? In many ways, pulque was not singled out, but was one of […]
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