Cover Image via Martínez Hernández, Gabriel (2023) ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Just kidding. I am going to try and work through something though and I invite you to spend some time in my head. Cultural appropriation is a bit of a bugbear of mine. I have briefly investigated the phenomena in previous Posts. As an Australian of Irish heritage that was raised primarily around Aboriginal communities (until … Continue reading Whitexicanismo in Australia.
Cultural appropriation (and appreciation), gentrification and gentefication. What’s in the mix? I recently published a Post on an unique prehispanic cooking tool called the molinillo. Mexican Cooking Equipment : The Molinillo This tool has become, more or less, the focus for this Post as a molinillo that has recently entered my collection raised a few questions within myself regarding when (and how) is it OK … Continue reading Gentification of the Molinillo?
A new chapter? Probably too much to ask I’d reckon. I have previously Posted on celebrities jumping on the tequila (or mezcal, or sotol) bandwagon to “create” new brands of tequila for “discerning” consumers. Celebrity Tequila. Cultural Appropriation? Gentrification? Only a few hours ago (on the twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty three) a new celebrity … Continue reading Celebrity Tequila : A New Chapter?
A friend recently sent me a message saying she’d found something at a second hand store, she didn’t know what it was, but thought I’d like it as it was from México. It turns out she’d found a molinillo or a hand held kitchen tool used in México for mixing and “frothing” hot chocolate. The literal translation for molinillo often comes out as “grinder”. This … Continue reading Mexican Cooking Equipment : The Molinillo
See also my Post :“Cultural” Appropriation of Cuisines? for another aspect of this. What is authentic Mexican (1) food? In my mind it is the food cooked in the homes, by the people. Restaurant food is one aspect of a cultures food but it is a distorted aspect. Just as I don’t eat at a café or restaurante every day for every meal nor does … Continue reading Authentic Mexican Food?
The author has not received (nor sought) any funding from any of the brands noted in this Post. Any opinions are solely those of the author. The world’s first celebrity tequila is said to have begun with a People magazine article from December 1983 showing the nuptials of rocker Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen at the Finisterra Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Back … Continue reading Celebrity Tequila. Cultural Appropriation? Gentrification?
Cover photo : the tendency of the Northern States (of México, not el otro lado) to consume their menudo with a bolillo rather than the typical tortilla. Strap yourself in. This one rambles a bit. I’m trying to sort something out in my head. Lalo Alcaraz is an American cartoonist most known for being the author of the comic La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, … Continue reading “Cultural” Appropriation of Cuisines?
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