The Chilehead’s Paradise of Peru

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By Scott Rose Machu Picchu Recipes: Stuffed RocotosSalsa CriollaAjí de GallinaRed Snapper Ceviche Peru is a chilehead’s paradise. The country has over 300 different known types of chile peppers, and the nation’s regional cuisines, all chile-centric, try to outdo each other in firepower. A North American who cultivates a love for chiles might well be looked on by his sissy-tongued, …

Return to Yucatán

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By Nancy and Jeff Gerlach Ever since our first visit to this part of Mexico, we have felt drawn back to the area, and when we have to return home we feel as though we leave a little bit of ourselves there. We openly admit to being hooked on the Yucatán! And what’s not to like? The weather is just …

Guatemalan Lava and Fiery Foods

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By Paul Ross Recipes: Suban-IckPork in Adobado SaucePepian de PolloGarafuna Seafood StewOyster Ceviche Dotted with more than 30 volcanoes, Guatemala is the kind of country where folks like to take the family on a Sunday afternoon picnic up the slopes of an erupting peak, straight past signs cautioning “unstable ground and dangerous fumes.” Then the survivors stand atop a crumbling …

The Oz Mex Movement

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By John Boland Byron Bay, New South Wales          Recipes:          Asian Quesadillas         Toasted Turkish Tortas         Byron Bay Chilli Fish Tacos         Lebanese Outback Burrito         Smokin’ Chilli Mullumbimby  Twenty or thirty years ago in Australia, “meat and three veg” was the standard dinner formula. As far as condiments–tomato sauce (ketchup) was king. But since then there’s been a …

A Mosaic of Flavor: Ras el Hanout

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Story and Photos by Paul Ross Rooster Mosaic Recipes: Ras el HanoutTunisian Carrot SaladMechouiaHarissaMerguez (Lamb Sausages)Le Biftek a la Carthage From deep within the souks of North Africa comes ras el hanout, a complex, elusive and thoroughly magical blend of spices that, like the region’s celebrated mosaics, adds up to much more than the mere sum of its parts. It …