
CalMex or MexCal?
10/20/21 • 42 min
On today's show, Aarón and Zarela are joined by Neal Fraser, the chef and owner of Red Bird in Los Angeles. Neal is a lifelong Angeleno, and longtime friend of Aarón's, and together they explore the modern intersections of Californian and Mexican cuisine. They explore a number of unusual ingredients from insects to corn fungus, as they map out regional influences from San Cristobal de las Casas to The Valley.
For more recipes from Zarela and Aarón, visit zarela.com and chefaaronsanchez.com
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Cooking in Mexican from A to Z is produced by HotDish Productions and powered by Simplecast.
On today's show, Aarón and Zarela are joined by Neal Fraser, the chef and owner of Red Bird in Los Angeles. Neal is a lifelong Angeleno, and longtime friend of Aarón's, and together they explore the modern intersections of Californian and Mexican cuisine. They explore a number of unusual ingredients from insects to corn fungus, as they map out regional influences from San Cristobal de las Casas to The Valley.
For more recipes from Zarela and Aarón, visit zarela.com and chefaaronsanchez.com
Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking in Mexican from A to Z by becoming a member!
Cooking in Mexican from A to Z is produced by HotDish Productions and powered by Simplecast.
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A History of Beef and Butchery
On today's episode, Aarón and Zarela are thrilled to speak with Mauricio Euresty, an expert on cattle and butchery. Together they tackle the subject from tip to tail, covering differences between the preferred Mexican cuts versus American cuts, the effect of terroir on beef, how ribeye is the key to cattle grading, and trendy cuts in high end Mexican restaurants.
For more recipes from Zarela and Aarón, visit zarela.com and chefaaronsanchez.com
Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking in Mexican from A to Z by becoming a member!
Cooking in Mexican from A to Z is produced by HotDish Productions and powered by Simplecast.
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Pasta, The Other Pilaf
On today's show Aarón and Zarela are joined by Cristina Potters to talk about pasta in Mexican cooking. Cristina has lived in Mexico for over 40 years, and shares her knowledge of Mexican home cooking through her work as an author and tour guide. Together they cover food history, Aaron and Cristina point out ties between Mexican dishes and their European and Arabic influences, and Cristina discusses the spread of ramen noodles in Mexican since the late 80's.
They also each share several recipes: Cristina and Zarela swap their recipes for Caldillo and Caldo de Fideo, and Aaron and Cristinna swap ideas for creating American pasta dishes with Mexican flare.
For more recipes from Zarela and Aarón, visit zarela.com and chefaaronsanchez.com
Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking in Mexican from A to Z by becoming a member!
Cooking in Mexican from A to Z is produced by HotDish Productions and powered by Simplecast.
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