nahuatl
This is the Nahuatl Word That Had a Spelling Bee Champ Tripping
*I think I may have been able to spell it, under pressure. Not when I was 13 years old though. VL By Yra Simón, Remezcla At the 2016 Scripps National […]
Opera explores sexuality of Mexico’s Nahuatl culture
*This just seemed very cool to me. I love the title, “Canto florido de travesuras.” It would be even better if the opera traveled to the U.S. VL By EFE/Fox […]
Library of Congress honors Náhuatl scholar with Living Legend Award
By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express News Miguel León-Portilla, professor emeritus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the world’s foremost scholar on Náhuatl language and culture, was awarded […]
Recipe: Mazapán Mexican Candy
*As always from Adán, not just a recipe but historic and cultural context as well. Let me know if you tried the recipe. VL NewsTaco FOOD FRIDAY By Adán Medrano, […]
The Original Chocolate Drink: Why You Should Skip The Milk
*Chocolate caliente. Becasue it’s ancient and it’s cold outside (in many places). VL By Adán Medrano, Adán’s Blog Make some “Chocolate Caliente” the way that the original inventors of this […]
For the Past 20 Years, a Santa Ana Man Has Kept the Language of the Aztecs Alive
*This is a great, albeit a little long, piece for a Friday read. VL By Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly (17 minute read) “Okay, let’s start with practice!” Davíd Vázquez […]
Smoked Turkey For Thanksgiving
*I’m not going to spend too much space with an introduction. This is good stuff and more than just a recipe there’s history and culture too. All I’ll say is […]
The GOP’s Mexico Derangement
*Does anyone have Trump’s email address? He needs to read this (does he read news?). It’s good. You should read it too, pass it along to folks you think might […]
Breakfast Tacos: Potato and Egg
*San Antonio is the capital of the breakfast taco, not Austin (if you’re not from central Texas you won’t get the reference, it’s a pride thing …). Be that as […]
Can a Colonial Crafts Town Survive Modern Mexico?
*The crafts made and sold around Pátzcuaro, México, are traditions that date back to 600AD. There are deep traditions from across the continent and the Caribbean that establish the prominence […]