Brazo de gitano with flesh-coloured filling
It always seemed wrong that the custard was yolk-hued, so a bottle of cochineal was acquired for Halloween.
Category: food
Separating egg yolks from whites
Tülin Özen’s shell technique in Semih KaplanoÄŸlu’s Bal, comparison with the palm technique, brief speculation re historical usage of both, and a Moorish honey-cookie recipe.
Screwed by the euro
A Madrid barman does the sums.
La mayoría
How to grow enough mustard for a salad from seed in two hours
Ingredients: a horse, a fire, seed.
Pà tomaquet not Catalan!
The origins of Catalan cookbook, La cuynera catalana, and a revelatory French description of pan con tomate (albeit soggy) in early 19th century Andalusia. Or: If you can’t make history, make it up.
Unesco: some mother languages are more equal than others
Which is why Davidson L Hepburn will be welcomed to Barcelona next week.
A bicycling boho hobo, tempted by Cockaigne, fearful of Ruin
What to do when a mysterious lady offers you a free ride?
Buffalo Bill, first vendor of palomitas/popcorn in Spain?
What’s the best way to wash down raw rodent?
Rat, squirrel or capybara, kittens have one favourite sauce.
