Sake Not Just For Sushi Anymore

Sake is usually associated with sushi, but not anymore Sake is fermented from rice and lies somewhere between beer and wine as an alcoholic beverage.  It’s popularity has grown in the U.S., and this has mostly been the result of the growth of sushi in popularity.  In fact, most people would never think about ordering sake if they weren’t eating...

Crazy Eats: Cuy Will Make You Smarter

Two cuy dishes from Peru Yes, your favorite childhood pet is also a favored delicacy in the Andes. Called “cuy,” (coo-wee) by locals in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, roasted guinea pig...

Aztec “Beer” Makes a Comeback

The traditional Aztec drink pulque Pulque is a thick, milky alcoholic drink first enjoyed by Aztec kings in the centuries before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.  It is fermented from the juice of the maguey plant, which is an aloe-like relative of the agave, the source of tequila and mezcal.  After the fall of the Aztec empire, the masses of poor mestizos in colonial Mexico adopted the drink and pulque consumption soared. Fermented...