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Inside the Merced Market: A conversation with Don Raul
by Lydia Carey “Do you plan on selling huaraches until the day you die?” “Probably,” says Don Raul with a laugh. “It’s very demanding, enslaving almost, but it’s very noble feeding people. When people come and they eat what you’ve prepared and they say ‘gracias’, it’s truly satisfying.” Don Raul and his sister are the
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Mapping Mexico City’s iconic street snack: The Tlacoyo
Elizabeth Hillbruner, a Mexico City resident and author of the blog La Cerda y La Cebollita, launched a project to map the tlacoyo vendors in her San Rafael neighborhood. Here’s more about how she did it. What is a tlacoyo anyway? Tlacoyos are stuffed, football shaped corn-masa patties topped with salsa, cooked cactus or sautéed