If you even need a wing-person, I'm all in (and my Spanish is pretty good too.) I would give my left arm for a food trip like that. Wish I had your job and knew what you know. My mouth is watering just looking at the pics. I tried to grow a precolonial food crop garden with my gardening students once- we ground our own corn and everything. It was pretty funny actually- but to have the opportunity to dine on indigenous cuisine that had such provenance is quite remarkable. Totally envious in CT.
I'd already forgiven you ages ago for not following through with your "Hey, we should totally go to Mexico!" line because one should never hold a friend to beer-fueled promises, but knowing that I've missed out on eating ant resin is really pushing me to my limit.
And Starbucks, as the only early option, had only boxed milk and cream (you have to ask for cream), which always tastes just on the wrong side of spoiled.
One of my favorite memories is a mid-1980’s road trip to Chihuahua, then a sooty train trip to the Baja coast through Copper Canyon. I hear the trains have been modernized.
These posts from around Mexico are awesome, but I think you should add a warning. Some posts are read "only after a snack" , some are read "only after eating a thanksgiving meal within two hours". None are "read when hungry"!
Dang. I thought you were going to eat the dog. :-(
Man, Hank
If you even need a wing-person, I'm all in (and my Spanish is pretty good too.) I would give my left arm for a food trip like that. Wish I had your job and knew what you know. My mouth is watering just looking at the pics. I tried to grow a precolonial food crop garden with my gardening students once- we ground our own corn and everything. It was pretty funny actually- but to have the opportunity to dine on indigenous cuisine that had such provenance is quite remarkable. Totally envious in CT.
The cold Swedish north is not as abundant as chihuahua right now which makes reading this all the more pleasurable.
I'd already forgiven you ages ago for not following through with your "Hey, we should totally go to Mexico!" line because one should never hold a friend to beer-fueled promises, but knowing that I've missed out on eating ant resin is really pushing me to my limit.
What a great read to wake up to. Thanks for the very vivid trip report and it really had me looking forward to the upcoming book! Thanks!
All of this, except the only thing I would add to anyone traveling to Chihuahua is a fair warning about the coffee situation...
And Starbucks, as the only early option, had only boxed milk and cream (you have to ask for cream), which always tastes just on the wrong side of spoiled.
If this was a promo for your upcoming cookbook, you nailed it. I was lusting for the food just reading about it.
Sounds like a super interesting trip! Very cool to read your historical notes on chia etc. I guess I have to add Chihuahua to my list now.
One of my favorite memories is a mid-1980’s road trip to Chihuahua, then a sooty train trip to the Baja coast through Copper Canyon. I hear the trains have been modernized.
These posts from around Mexico are awesome, but I think you should add a warning. Some posts are read "only after a snack" , some are read "only after eating a thanksgiving meal within two hours". None are "read when hungry"!
That all looks amazing. It made my mouth water.
Hank,
I hope that your new cookbook has Sonoran Hot Dogs. I saw show that featured Dogos del Miami (https://www.facebook.com/people/DOGOS-DEL-MIAMI/100067768856456/) and they looked fabulous.
Chihuahua definitely moved up on my list of Mexican "must-go" spots after reading this!