Have you ever wondered why Birria tacos are so popular? Or how tacos are saving Texas, even during the pandemic? Or which Texas city has the tastiest tacos? If you find yourself dreaming of tacos, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
November 7, 2023
Taco Pop Culture: A Taco Talk on All Things Tacos on the Interwebs
Stephanie Guerra, of Puro Pinche, hangs with us in the studio to talk taco pop culture.
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October 31, 2023
Black Mexicans, Part 2: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico
There is so much untold and uncovered history of the African diaspora, especially that within the lineages of slavery. Food can signal a variety of possibilities within history, and in this episode, we examine the melding and the migration of Black Seminoles across Texas and into Mexico. We join Windy Goodloe and Corina Torralba Harrington, […]
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October 24, 2023
Black Mexicans, Part 1: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico
There is so much untold and uncovered history of the African diaspora, especially that within the lineages of slavery. Food can signal a variety of possibilities within history, and in this episode, we examine the melding and the migration of Black Seminoles across Texas and into Mexico. We join Windy Goodloe and Corina Torralba Harrington, […]
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October 17, 2023
Archiving Our Food History: What Goes Into Researching and Saving Oral Recipes and Histories.
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Meredith E. Abarca about putting together her online archive El Paso Food Voices. Author and blogger Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack shares how she has used her cookbooks as a way to archive her family’s recipes.
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October 10, 2023
Inside Houston’s Encuentro: The Native American Roots of Texas Mexican Food
This episode heads to Houston’s Encuentro, a two-day culinary event. Host Mando Rayo uncovers the Indigenous history of Tex-Mex and Texas Mexican food from scholars, chefs, and other event attendees.
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October 3, 2023
This episode includes a breakdown of the salsas that complete our favorite tacos, from taqueria style, to hot sauces. It includes the science of peppers to a local hot sauce brand’s origins. Then we’ll go into my home kitchen to make one of my favorite salsas and how to pair them up with your favorite tacos.
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September 26, 2023
Redefining Tex-Mex: Exploring the history and new terms of Texas-Mexican food
Chef, Food Writer, and Filmmaker Adan Medrano will walk us through the history, recipes and research to define Texas-Mexican food.
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September 19, 2023
Traditional Barbacoa and Beyond
From Sunday morning traditions to more modern takes on barbacoa, we’re taking a deep dive into barbacoa in Central Texas.
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