Burnt Milk Ice Cream (Nieve de leche quemada)
This is one of the most famous and characteristic of the Oaxacan nieves. Actually it has two versions, one more distinctively Oaxacan than the other but also harder to approximate here. To add to the confusion, in other parts of Mexico the term leche quemada refers to...
Oaxaca “Burned” Mole Chichilo
This is one of the “seven moles” of Oaxaca — less rich and elaborate than a mole negro, but with a more complex intensity than some of the family. The thickening comes from masa, so it is less caloric than nut-thickened moles. It is also one of the few where...
Zarela: Oaxaca 2014 in love again
Pedro, me and the view taken by www.lauriesmithphotos.com There are people who I can hardly wait to get off the telephone with, and others, whose company I enjoy immensely and I can never get enough of. So I came up with the perfect plan for my vacation this...
Oaxaca Villages 1 Zaachila
Photos by Pedro Luis de Auuinaga One of the many charms of visiting Oaxaca city is visiting the surrounding villages. Mostspecialize in a particular craft or product. the nearby town of Zaachila has a curious specialty: wood for different kinds of grilling or...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.