<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Slopes & Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes):  It's Food o' Clock ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food and cooking related content with a touch of humor, prose, history, and journalism. 
]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/s/itsfoodoclock</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OEsh!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d6a6c6f-dec4-43a7-9c5a-4edef614da98_256x256.png</url><title>Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes):  It&apos;s Food o&apos; Clock </title><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/s/itsfoodoclock</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 06:24:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[juanbaez@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[juanbaez@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[juanbaez@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[juanbaez@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Capturando la experiencia: día de Año Nuevo.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Pero, al darle otro bocado, esta vez con arroz blanco, recuerdas que no est&#225;s all&#237; para cuestionar los m&#233;todos del cocinero. Est&#225;s all&#237; para someterte."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturando-la-experiencia-dia-de</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturando-la-experiencia-dia-de</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:37:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fUXF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F500c0641-37e1-45de-9f4a-89b6fa567fc4_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#161;Hola! Esta es la quinta de una breve serie de notas sobre mis vacaciones de Navidad. Empezaron en Orlando, Florida, continuaron en Puerto Rico y terminaron de nuevo en Orlando. En ellas, intento capturar y compartir momentos y experiencias como lo har&#237;an los escritores de viajes. Estas tratan sobre personas, comida, alegr&#237;a y placer. No olviden darle a &#8220;me gusta&#8221;, dejar un comentario y, si a&#250;n no lo han hecho, suscribirse (es gratis). </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>En casa, tenemos la tradici&#243;n de recibir el a&#241;o nuevo con un capricho gastron&#243;mico, solo los cuatro. Este a&#241;o fuimos al barrio chino de Orlando, a pocos minutos de casa.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg" width="1816" height="2106" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2106,&quot;width&quot;:1816,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:775597,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/187955396?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F985a765d-5d4e-4934-ae52-c075aec9f536_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Al entrar en One Stop Dumpling, te transportas a otra cultura; al menos as&#237; me lo imagino. Te recibe alguien que ni siquiera te mira a los ojos, en un ingl&#233;s mal hablado y en voz baja. &#191;El men&#250;? Una variedad de platos culinarios que el t&#237;pico cliente de una cadena no reconoce. Nada de pan mientras esperas, nada de tiras de pollo con patatas fritas, nada de canciones de feliz cumplea&#241;os (por favor y gracias).</p><p>Para empezar, traen man&#237; (cacahuetes), muy ricos. Pides una cerveza china fr&#237;a y un plato de pata de res con cinco especias, cortado en rodajas y con una deliciosa salsa para mojar. Con el primer bocado, te das tu primer beso con un delicado, aunque fugaz, romance gastron&#243;mico. Te rindes al deseo del men&#250; y saboreas sensualmente algo bueno, antiguo y, con suerte, hecho por alguien que quiz&#225; no hable tu idioma. Tomas otro sorbo de cerveza fr&#237;a.</p><p>Luego ordenas unas dulces y pegajoso de costillas de res estofadas y arroz frito con trufas. Con cada bocado, te sumerges m&#225;s en la experiencia, combinando texturas, sabores y aromas. Te sientes como un esclavo de la comida, y te gusta. Tomas otro trago de cerveza Tsingtao y llamas a tu proveedor para hacer otro pedido.</p><p>Aparece un tr&#237;o de dumplings con sopa por dentro, siu mai y rollitos de arroz con camarones. Le das un mordisco a cada uno y sientes una org&#237;a sensorial con todos esos ingredientes juntos (las texturas, los olores, la jugosidad). Tomas otro sorbo de cerveza fr&#237;a y piensas qu&#233; m&#225;s pedir. 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Exige atenci&#243;n, y viene con una temperatura sorprendentemente inesperada pero agradable: fr&#237;o. &#8220;Espera, &#191;no se supone que el pato se sirva caliente?&#8221;, te preguntas. Pero, al darle otro bocado, esta vez con arroz blanco, recuerdas que no est&#225;s all&#237; para cuestionar los m&#233;todos del cocinero. Est&#225;s all&#237; para someterte. </p><p>Como cortes&#237;a el camarero trae un postre de cortes&#237;a. Una sopa dulce, misteriosamente hermosa. &#171;&#191;Qu&#233; es esto?&#187;, se te nubla la mente. Es un l&#237;quido espeso y reconfortante con trozos de pera, bayas, nueces y lo que podr&#237;a describirse como gelatina crujiente. Estaba incre&#237;ble.</p><p>Te tomas el &#250;ltimo trago de cerveza y le agradeces a tu proveedor de comida por el excelente servicio. &#8220;&#161;Qu&#233; maravillosa primera cena del a&#241;o!&#8221;, te dices. Luego, conduces a casa, pensando que la comida es una de las mejores maneras de celebrar. &#161;Feliz A&#241;o Nuevo!</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7ed67790-211d-4b33-b62d-9177fc904144_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/505e0ddf-2406-4f6b-ab5f-9d88bba1fb33_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c5d91c30-371e-4e04-b86b-b5ccdda968b3_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd52cb36-57f5-4d2f-8bc3-187d297d02f9_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8d8617bf-6813-4547-8f23-35e6d1b6d470_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/653c5ce0-1a87-4eaa-a72e-23393c4e8f23_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1883077d-c950-4d71-b70e-78115af48247_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/74af7d38-b0f2-43b1-933f-9e0edd14645e_1456x1946.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Vertientes y Tangentes! Suscr&#237;bete gratis para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturing the Experience: New Year's Day.]]></title><description><![CDATA["But, you take another bite, this time with white rice, and you are reminded that you are not there to question the cook&#8217;s methods. You are there to submit."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturing-the-experience-new-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturing-the-experience-new-years</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fUXF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F500c0641-37e1-45de-9f4a-89b6fa567fc4_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hi! This is the fifth of a short series of notes about my Christmas vacation. They started in Orlando, Florida, continued in Puerto Rico, and ended back in Orlando. In these, I try to capture and share moments and experiences like travel writers would. They are about people, food, joy, and pleasure. Don&#8217;t forget to like, leave a comment, and if you haven&#8217;t already, subscribe (it&#8217;s free).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>At home, we have the tradition of welcoming the new year with a gastro splurge, just the four of us. This year we went to Orlando&#8217;s Chinatown, a few minutes from home.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg" width="1816" height="2106" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2106,&quot;width&quot;:1816,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:775597,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/187955396?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F985a765d-5d4e-4934-ae52-c075aec9f536_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Sgl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1cc81d1-6b73-4aed-930b-d20f0ef578db_1816x2106.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>When you enter One Stop Dumpling you are transported to another culture; at least that is how I imagine it. You are received in a low-tone broken English by someone who may not even look you in the eyes. The menu? A variety of culinary items not recognizable by your typical chain dwellers. No bread while you wait, no chicken tenders with fries, no happy birthday songs (please and thank you). </p><p>They bring peanuts to begin with, and they are good. You order a cold Chinese beer and a plate of five spice beef shanks - sliced and with a delicious dipping sauce on the side. On the first bite you are having your first kiss with a delicate, even if momentarily, gastro-romance. You submit to the menu&#8217;s desire, and gets sensual taste of something good, ancient, and hopefully made by someone who might not speak your language. You take another sip of cold beer.</p><p>Next in line is a sweet and sticky touch of braised beef short rib and truffle beef fried rice. With each bite you go deeper into the affair combining textures, tastes, and smells. You feel yourself becoming a slave to it, and you like it. You take another drink of Tsingtao beer and call your supplier to make another order.</p><p>A threesome of Soup Dumplings, Siu Mai, Shrimp Rice Rolls appear in the scene. You take a bite of each and feel that you are in a sensory orgy with all those items together (the textures, the smells, the juiciness).You take another sip of cold beer and ponder what else to call for. You fix your eyes on the roast duck and a simple bowl of white rice; the perfect pair to end the party, you think. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fUXF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F500c0641-37e1-45de-9f4a-89b6fa567fc4_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fUXF!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F500c0641-37e1-45de-9f4a-89b6fa567fc4_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fUXF!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F500c0641-37e1-45de-9f4a-89b6fa567fc4_4032x1816.jpeg 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It demands attention, and it comes with a surprisingly unexpected but welcoming temperature; cold. &#8220;Wait, isn&#8217;t duck supposed to be served hot?&#8221;, your mind wonders. But, you take another bite, this time with white rice, and you are reminded that you are not there to question the cook&#8217;s methods. You are there to submit. </p><p>As a courtesy, the waiter brings a complimentary dessert. A mysteriously beautiful sweet soup. &#8216;What is this?&#8217; your mind blurs out. It is a thick and soothing liquid with pieces of pear, berries, nuts, and what could be described as crispy jelly. It was incredible.</p><p>You take the last shot of beer and thank your food suplier for an amazing service. &#8216;What a wonderful first dinner of the year&#8221; you tell yourself. Then, you drive home, thinking that food is one of the greatest ways to celebrate. Happy New Year!</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7ed67790-211d-4b33-b62d-9177fc904144_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/505e0ddf-2406-4f6b-ab5f-9d88bba1fb33_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c5d91c30-371e-4e04-b86b-b5ccdda968b3_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd52cb36-57f5-4d2f-8bc3-187d297d02f9_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8d8617bf-6813-4547-8f23-35e6d1b6d470_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/653c5ce0-1a87-4eaa-a72e-23393c4e8f23_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1883077d-c950-4d71-b70e-78115af48247_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/74af7d38-b0f2-43b1-933f-9e0edd14645e_1456x1946.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes)! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturing the Experience: The road after Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA["We walked through the tunnel and ventured into a small cave that led to a beautiful sight of the ocean."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturing-the-experience-the-road</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturing-the-experience-the-road</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:28:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hi! This is the fourth post in a short series of notes I wrote during my Christmas vacation. They started in Orlando, Florida, continued in Puerto Rico, and ended back in Orlando. I decided to do a writing exercise: trying to capture a moment or an experience at the very instant it happened, or as quickly as possible, like a travel writer would. The result? Five stories in different styles about people, food, joy, and pleasure. Don&#8217;t forget to like, leave a comment (What was the best thing you ate during Christmas?), and if you haven&#8217;t already, subscribe (it&#8217;s free).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p><em>The day begins with a cup of hot black coffee,</em> a ham, cheese, and fried egg sandwich, and reading a few pages of <em>The Anthony Bourdain Reader</em>. I go to the back of the house and gaze at the mountains to the east, soak up some morning sun, and then head west to join the rest of my family.</p><p>Our first stop was at my older sister&#8217;s house, where we drank coquito and waited for the others for a while, but they were taking too long. It seems my suggestion to get up early to make the most of the day wasn&#8217;t well-received after a Christmas night full of food and drinks. So my sister suggested we head out and meet them somewhere else.</p><p>Mientras viaj&#225;bamos, sin un destino espec&#237;fico a&#250;n, a lo largo del r&#237;o y la costa del municipio de Barceloneta, no pude evitar pensar en lo bine que se sent&#237;a la ma&#241;ana. El sol ya pegaba fuerte y el hambre se asomaba, lo que me record&#243; que en Puerto Rico, lo mejor que hay para tal situaci&#243;n son los chinchorros (comida callejera). </p><blockquote><p>As in many other cultures, a small shack with smoke coming out of it is practically a sign to stop, take a break, and eat something authentic, delicious, and unforgettable.  </p></blockquote><p>After enjoying the Barceloneta coastline, we made our first stop on Route 681, in front of a small marina, in the municipality of Arecibo. There we ate what for me was an almost mythical dish: cet&#237; empanadas (<em>empanadas de cet&#237;)</em>. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6042630,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/186535406?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Why almost mythical? I had never seen them. I grew up hearing stories about how delicious they were, but I never had the opportunity to try them, or even see them.</p><p>These empanadas are made with soft plantain dough, filled with hundreds of tiny fish called cet&#237;, and are only available for a short period of time. </p><blockquote><p><em>Cet&#237;</em>, or <em>S. plumeri</em>, apparently native to Puerto Rico, is the <a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">name given to the post-larval stage of some fish species such as the &#8220;</a><em><a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">dajao</a></em><a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">&#8221; or the &#8220;</a><em><a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">guavina</a></em><a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">.&#8221;</a> These creatures are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean in a post-larval stage, and are then caught, cleaned, used as a delicious filling, grilled, and consumed.  </p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>A lovely couple ran the place where we stopped. They fill the dough with the filling, wrap it in banana leaves, then in aluminum foil, and grill them on a griddle until they are perfectly cooked. </p><p>To serve, the lady ran a plastic fork through the empanadas, opening the wrapper and revealing what looked like a traditional Puerto Rican <em>pastel</em> filled with those small fish. She placed it on a disposable plate and offered us <em>Pique</em> (Puerto Rican hot sauce), which we drizzled over the empanada. 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I&#8217;ve visited this place many times, but I still feel a strange energy there, as if the spirits of those who built the tunnel still linger in the area. We waited there for more family members.   </p><blockquote><p>We walked through the tunnel and along a path that led to the beach, and ventured into a small cave that offered a beautiful view of the ocean. </p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ubIf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F852b4d8c-5895-4ba9-b783-c7cf632ba703_4000x1800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ubIf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F852b4d8c-5895-4ba9-b783-c7cf632ba703_4000x1800.jpeg 424w, 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There we planned to eat oysters, clams, and other delicacies, but after exploring caves, crossing tunnels, and hiking along trails, some members of the group started to get hungry (myself included).</p><p>Suddenly, the idea of &#8203;&#8203;driving for an hour or two didn&#8217;t seem so appealing. But my older sister, an expert in local tourism, suggested a &#8220;good, nice, and cheap&#8221; family restaurant just 5 or 10 minutes away. </p><p>Those three words&#8212;good, beautiful, and cheap, or the three B&#8217;s as they&#8217;re known&#8212;are very persuasive to most Puerto Ricans. As soon as we hear them, we&#8217;ll go anywhere. 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With a few stray dogs sleeping in the back parking lot, goats on a farm directly across the street, and the ocean to the north, it quickly conveys a sense of comfort and local authenticity. </p><blockquote><p>You enter through a semi-open lounge and are immediately greeted by a friendly person eager to assist you. </p></blockquote><p>With an extensive menu and a rustic atmosphere, you fall under a kind of spell, unsure of what to order, until something truly captivates you. For me, it was the <em>mofongo</em> stuffed with octopus. What could possibly be wrong with fried plantains, mashed, and filled with octopus, garlic, butter, and <em>salsa criolla</em>? 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On the way to the house, I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about how much fun I had.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes)! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturando la experiencia: El camino después de Navidad]]></title><description><![CDATA["Caminamos por el t&#250;nel y por un sendero que conduc&#237;a a la playa, y nos aventuramos en una peque&#241;a cueva que ofrec&#237;a una hermosa vista del oc&#233;ano."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturando-la-experiencia-el-camino</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/capturando-la-experiencia-el-camino</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#161;Hola! Esta es la cuarta publicaci&#243;n de una breve serie de notas que escrib&#237; durante mis vacaciones de Navidad. Empezaron en Orlando, Florida, continuaron en Puerto Rico y terminaron de nuevo en Orlando. Decid&#237; hacer un ejercicio de escritura: intentar capturar un momento o una experiencia en el mismo instante o lo m&#225;s r&#225;pido posible, como lo har&#237;a un escritor de viajes. &#191;El resultado? Cinco historias con diferentes estilos sobre personas, comida, alegr&#237;a y placer. No olvides darle &#8220;Me gusta&#8221;, dejar un comentario (&#191;Qu&#233; fue lo mejor que comiste durante la Navidad?), y si a&#250;n no lo has hecho, suscribirte (es gratis).   </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><em>El d&#237;a comienza con una taza de caf&#233; negro caliente</em>, un s&#225;ndwich de jam&#243;n, queso y huevo frito, y la lectura de algunas p&#225;ginas de <em>The Anthony Bourdain Reader</em>. Voy a la parte trasera de la casa y contemplo las monta&#241;as al este, recibo un poco de sol ma&#241;aero, y luego me dirijo al oeste para reunirme con el resto de mi familia.  </p><p>Nuestra primera parada fue en casa de mi hermana mayor, donde bebimos coquito y esperamos a los dem&#225;s por un rato, pero tardaron demasiado. Parece que mi sugerencia de levantarnos temprano para aprovechar el d&#237;a no fue bien recibida luego de una noche de navidad llena de comida y tragos. As&#237; que mi hermana nos recomend&#243; que nos pusi&#233;ramos en marcha y nos encontr&#225;ramos con ellos en otro lugar.  </p><p>Mientras viaj&#225;bamos, sin un destino espec&#237;fico a&#250;n, a lo largo del r&#237;o y la costa del municipio de Barceloneta, no pude evitar pensar en lo bine que se sent&#237;a la ma&#241;ana. El sol ya pegaba fuerte y el hambre se asomaba, lo que me record&#243; que en Puerto Rico, lo mejor que hay para tal situaci&#243;n son los chinchorros (comida callejera). </p><blockquote><p>Como en muchas otras culturas, una peque&#241;a caseta de la que sale humo es pr&#225;cticamente una se&#241;al para detenerse, hacer una pausa y comer algo aut&#233;ntico, delicioso e inolvidable. </p></blockquote><p>Despu&#233;s de disfrutar de la costa de Barceloneta, hicimos nuestra primera parada en la carretera 681, frente a una peque&#241;a marina, en el municipio de Arecibo. All&#237; comimos lo que para m&#237; era una comida casi m&#237;tica: empanadas de cet&#237;.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6042630,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/186535406?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naFK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6fe7f8f-f044-4eb9-8abd-bbb0ad30a6b0_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#191;Por qu&#233; casi m&#237;ticas? Nunca las hab&#237;a visto. Crec&#237; escuchando historias sobre lo deliciosas que eran, pero nunca tuve la oportunidad de probarlas, o verlas.</p><p>Estas empanadas est&#225;n hechas con masa suave de pl&#225;tano, rellenas de cientos de peque&#241;os peces llamados cet&#237;, y solo est&#225;n disponibles durante un corto per&#237;odo de tiempo. </p><blockquote><p><em>Cet&#237;</em> o <em>S. plumeri</em>, aparentemente nativo de Puerto Rico, es el <a href="https://fishionary.fisheries.org/ceti/">nombre que se le da a las postlarvas de algunas especies de peces como el &#8220;dajao&#8221; o la &#8220;guavina&#8221;</a>. Estos nacen en agua dulce, migran al oc&#233;ano en estado postlarva, para luego ser capturados, limpiados, utilizados como delicioso relleno, asados a la parrilla y consumidos. </p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>Una pareja encantadora manejaba el lugar donde nos detuvimos. Rellenan la masa con el cet&#237;, la envuelven en hojas de pl&#225;tano, luego en papel de aluminio y las asan en una plancha hasta que est&#225;n perfectamente cocidas. </p><p>Para servir, la se&#241;ora pas&#243; un tenedor de pl&#225;stico por las empanadas, abriendo la envoltura y revelando lo que parece un pastel de masa tradicional puertorrique&#241;o, relleno de esos peque&#241;os peces. La coloc&#243; en un plato desechable, y nos ofreci&#243; Pique (salsa picante puertorrique&#241;a), de la cual hechamos un poco sobre la empanada. 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He visitado este lugar muchas veces, pero todav&#237;a siento una energ&#237;a extra&#241;a, como si los esp&#237;ritus de quienes construyeron el t&#250;nel a&#250;n permanecen en el &#225;rea. All&#237; esperamos a m&#225;s familiares.   </p><blockquote><p>Caminamos por el t&#250;nel y por un sendero que conduc&#237;a a la playa, y nos aventuramos en una peque&#241;a cueva que ofrec&#237;a una hermosa vista del oc&#233;ano.  </p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ubIf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F852b4d8c-5895-4ba9-b783-c7cf632ba703_4000x1800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ubIf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F852b4d8c-5895-4ba9-b783-c7cf632ba703_4000x1800.jpeg 424w, 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All&#237; plane&#225;bamos comer ostras, almejas y otras delicias, pero despu&#233;s de explorar cuevas, cruzar t&#250;neles y caminar por senderos, algunos miembros de la tribu empezaron a sentir hambre (yo incluido). </p><p>De repente, la idea de conducir una o dos horas no nos pareci&#243; tan atractiva. Pero mi hermana mayor, una experta en turismo local, propuso un restaurante familiar &#8220;bueno, bonito y barato&#8221; a solo 5 o 10 minutos de distancia. </p><p>Esas tres palabras: bueno, bonito y barato, o las tres B como se les conoce, son muy convincentes para la mayor&#237;a de los puertorrique&#241;os. En cuanto las o&#237;mos, vamos a donde sea. As&#237; que accedimos a ir all&#237;. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2464310,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/186535406?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZLko!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1137549-8f6f-4615-a2cc-5863c86a0a86_4032x2268.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Esta foto fue tomada por mi esposa. El rayo de sol le da un toque celeste al momento.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3611988,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/186535406?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_gA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23a93280-f222-488d-b2ba-5b1f0c769faf_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>El restaurante La Quebrada se encuentra en la carretera CII La Estaci&#243;n, en el municipio de Quebradillas. Con algunos perros callejeros durmiendo en el estacionamiento trasero, cabras en una granja justo enfrente y el oc&#233;ano al norte, r&#225;pidamente transmite una sensaci&#243;n de comodidad y autenticidad local. </p><blockquote><p>Entras por un sal&#243;n semiabierto y enseguida te recibe una persona amable y deseosa de servirte.</p></blockquote><p>Con un men&#250; extenso y un ambiente r&#250;stico, caes en una especie de encantamiento, sin saber qu&#233; pedir, hasta que algo te llega al alma. Para m&#237; fue el mofongo relleno de pulpo. &#191;Qu&#233; puede haber de malo en pl&#225;tanos fritos, machacados, fritos, y rellenos de pulpo, ajo, mantequilla y salsa criolla? El pulpo m&#225;s tierno que he probado en mi vida. </p><p>De postre, disfrutamos de helado enrollado en Pal&#8217; Antojo, ubicado en la carretera n&#250;mero 2 en el municipio de Camuy. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oNdj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c9ba175-9ee7-41ad-88d5-a9bbb1e2c140_1816x2153.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oNdj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c9ba175-9ee7-41ad-88d5-a9bbb1e2c140_1816x2153.png 424w, 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De regreso a la casa, no pod&#237;a dejar de pensar en lo bien que lo pas&#233;. </p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Vertientes y Tangentes! 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Espero que est&#233;s bien. Esta publicaci&#243;n est&#225; dedicada a desafiar el concepto de comida aut&#233;ntica. S&#233; que es una idea dif&#237;cil de considerar, sobre todo con tantos influencers que exageran la "autenticidad de sus experiencias culinarias". Pero me pregunto si tal cosa existe, o al menos si es una sensaci&#243;n, una ilusi&#243;n o una buena estrategia de marketing. Sigue leyendo y cu&#233;ntame qu&#233; te parece en los comentarios. Recuerda darle a "me gusta", compartir y suscribirte si a&#250;n no lo has hecho. &#161;Es gratis!  </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1628591667015-652ca2f54d4b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMDV8fGF1dGhlbnRpYyUyMGZvb2R8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzU3MjExMzkyfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Est&#225; por todas partes. Es un t&#233;rmino muy usado en marketing gastron&#243;mico y omnipresente en redes sociales. A menudo escuchamos cosas como "sabores aut&#233;nticos" o, peor a&#250;n, "la comida m&#225;s aut&#233;ntica". Y supongo que alguien ya ha intentado entenderlo y dar una raz&#243;n espec&#237;fica. Pero ya sea la historia y el pa&#237;s de origen, la gente y la cultura, los ingredientes, la preparaci&#243;n y las tradiciones, todo esto me parece un poco confuso.        </p><p>Las fronteras entre culturas se han difuminado desde antes de lo que conocemos como globalizaci&#243;n. Los sabores, olores, t&#233;cnicas y texturas del mundo se pueden replicar en casi cualquier lugar (intencionadamente o no, con los mismos ingredientes o no, por las mismas personas o no). Existe un fragmento de cada cultura culinaria en casi todo el planeta que influye en todo lo "aut&#233;ntico" que podemos degustar. </p><blockquote><p>Y el auge del mercado de la comida aut&#233;ntica, impulsado por la curiosidad de los millennials (mi generaci&#243;n) y la generaci&#243;n X<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, no ayuda. Usan la palabra "aut&#233;ntico" con demasiada libertad. Uno se pregunta f&#225;cilmente c&#243;mo, de repente, todo es tan "aut&#233;ntico". </p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1695185381786-548b877edfa6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0OHx8c2VsZmllJTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDgzNzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1695185381786-548b877edfa6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0OHx8c2VsZmllJTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDgzNzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Una vez pens&#233; en el argumento de que alguien que no naci&#243; en la cultura donde se origin&#243; un plato nunca saborear&#225; la autenticidad de una comida. Sin embargo, con esta mentalidad, la comida aut&#233;ntica se limita a quienes provienen de esa cultura. Estas son las personas que entienden su comida desde una perspectiva emocional, tradicional, hist&#243;rica, financiera y sociopol&#237;tica. Esto significa que la comida que llamamos "aut&#233;ntica" se origin&#243; por una raz&#243;n que solo pudo ser comprendida cuando, donde y por quienes la crearon (aunque solo fuera por asociaci&#243;n). Desde esta perspectiva, la verdadera autenticidad reside en los recuerdos, en el pasado, en las historias que se cuentan de generaci&#243;n en generaci&#243;n.  </p><blockquote><p>Esto tambi&#233;n significa que el restaurante "aut&#233;ntico" que anhelas podr&#237;a no ofrecerte la experiencia que buscas, ya que la "autenticidad" se limita a cada pa&#237;s, regi&#243;n o cocinero. Pero ya no me convence esa idea, ya que cuando viajas, aunque sea un poco, descubres que la l&#237;nea que separa la autenticidad de cualquier otra cosa se difumina.</p></blockquote><p>Nac&#237; y crec&#237; en Puerto Rico, pero vivo en Estados Unidos. Puedo decir con seguridad que he comido comida "aut&#233;ntica" de mi isla en Estados Unidos: Florida (Orlando, Haines City, Lakeland, Dundee, Winter Haven, Tampa), Austin, Texas, y Summerville, Carolina del Sur. Me ha recordado la cocina de mi madre y mis abuelas. Pero aqu&#237; es donde la cosa se pone m&#225;s rara. A menudo, esta supuesta comida puertorrique&#241;a "aut&#233;ntica" ha sido preparada y servida por personas de Mexico, Rep&#250;blica Dominicana, Cuba y de otros lugares. Confuso, &#191;verdad? </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png" width="1024" height="608" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:608,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Sentinelese tribe (Created by AI)</figcaption></figure></div><p>Podemos viajar a trav&#233;s del tiempo y el espacio, visitando cada cultura y momento en el que se cre&#243; un alimento &#8220;aut&#233;ntico&#8221;, y descubrir que se origin&#243; a partir de otros alimentos &#8220;aut&#233;nticos&#8221;.  </p><p>En su libro Dirt<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>, el escritor gastron&#243;mico Bill Buford relata c&#243;mo los italianos del Renacimiento podr&#237;an haber sido los mayores influenciadores de lo que conocemos como cocina francesa (considerada, por cierto, una cocina madre). Dominaron la regi&#243;n durante bastante tiempo y trajeron consigo los sabores (y chefs) de su tierra natal. Sin embargo, la comida italiana tambi&#233;n estuvo fuertemente influenciada por otras cocinas, como la de Oriente Medio. </p><blockquote><p>Buford tiene un gran punto al decir que &#171;Los alimentos siempre cruzan el mundo. El cerdo, base de la dieta italiana y francesa, proviene de China. El pavo, las patatas, los tomates, la calabaza y el chocolate provienen de los nativos americanos del Nuevo Mundo. La quenelle, famosa como comida lionesa, proviene del kn&#246;del austriaco&#187;.</p></blockquote><p>Pero exploremos este tema m&#225;s a fondo y pensemos en los sentineleses, una tribu de la isla Sentinel del Norte, a pocos kil&#243;metros al oeste de Myanmar. Se encuentran entre las tribus m&#225;s primitivas que a&#250;n existen en el mundo. Repelen activamente a los visitantes externos, intentando matarlos (a veces con &#233;xito<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>). Tambi&#233;n tienden a negar la mayor&#237;a de las ofrendas pac&#237;ficas (incluyendo comida).  </p><p>Muchos intentos de contactar con los sentineleses han implicado el uso de dep&#243;sitos flotantes llenos de comida y el lanzamiento de alimentos desde helic&#243;pteros. Hay registros de que los nativos aceptaron cocos ofrecidos por un afortunado visitante hace varias d&#233;cadas, pero eso fue algo poco com&#250;n<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>. A lo largo de los a&#241;os, la isla ha sido bombardeada con cientos de alimentos, incluyendo cocos, que aparentemente no existen (o no exist&#237;an) en la isla. &#191;Qui&#233;n puede asegurar que ahora no haya cocos en un lugar como este? De ser as&#237;, se puede inferir que incluso lo que se considera comida sentinelesa "aut&#233;ntica" podr&#237;a haber sido influenciada por otras culturas. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 848w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 1272w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" width="4480" height="6720" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@adamthomas48">Adam Thomas</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Si bien la comida aut&#233;ntica est&#225; profundamente conectada con el lugar, el tiempo y la forma "&#250;nica" en que las diferentes culturas combinan sabores, trasciende estas ideas a cualquier parte del mundo en forma de recetas heredadas, historias contadas, relaciones forjadas y adopci&#243;n culinaria. Por ejemplo, hay un restaurante en M&#233;xico, dirigido por un cocinera mexicana, que sirve aut&#233;ntica comida haitiana. El m&#233;rito fue otorgado por la comunidad haitiana local, que, tras ser deportada de Estados Unidos, termin&#243; en ese pa&#237;s. Cada vez que prueban la aut&#233;ntica comida haitiana de la cocinera mexicana, les recuerda su hogar<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a>. Adem&#225;s, en Jap&#243;n, hay un cocinero japon&#233;s que sirve aut&#233;ntica comida mexicana<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a> y los mexicanos que visitan Jap&#243;n comen all&#237;. Y, en Eritrea, un pa&#237;s africano, comen aut&#233;ntica comida italiana el las bodas<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a>. Y apuesto a que tambi&#233;n has probado comida aut&#233;ntica de otro pa&#237;s en tu tierra natal, incluso si no ten&#237;as idea de su autenticidad.  </p><p>Entonces, &#191;se trata del lugar, la gente, la sensaci&#243;n, la apariencia, los ingredientes, los sabores? Sostengo que es m&#225;s bien una idea o concepto abstracto, como el amor, la belleza o la fuerza. Pero sea cual sea la definici&#243;n, es un buen marketing, y no creo que vaya a desaparecer pronto. Cada nuevo amante de la comida en redes sociales nos mostrar&#225; la "experiencia gastron&#243;mica m&#225;s aut&#233;ntica que jam&#225;s hayamos visto". Cada nueva carne no animal tendr&#225; una mejor textura para una "experiencia m&#225;s aut&#233;ntica". Y cada nuevo restaurante quiere que pruebes sus sabores aut&#233;nticos. </p><p>&#161;Aut&#233;ntico por aqu&#237;, aut&#233;ntico por all&#225;, aut&#233;ntico por todas partes!</p><p>Vale la pena reflexionar sobre estas cuestiones al buscar y evaluar experiencias gastron&#243;micas &#250;nicas. Especialmente si quienes aprenden sobre esta singularidad lo hacen a trav&#233;s de las redes sociales. Incluso dentro de la historia gastron&#243;mica de un pa&#237;s, cada plato se prepara de forma diferente en distintas regiones y familias. Adem&#225;s, quienes se mudan a otro pa&#237;s adaptan sus recetas a lo disponible, pero conservan los sabores y aromas que les recuerdan (incluso por asociaci&#243;n) los sabores y olores aut&#233;nticos de su tierra natal.</p><blockquote><p>Reconozco que se siente bien comer algo en el lugar donde se dice que es originario, preparado por alguien de esa cultura o con los ingredientes espec&#237;ficos para su creaci&#243;n. Pero tambi&#233;n puede tener buen sabor y evocar la misma sensaci&#243;n en otro lugar, preparado por alguien de un origen diferente, con ingredientes de otro lugar.</p></blockquote><p>Mi conclusi&#243;n es que la autenticidad culinaria es, entonces, resultado de la experiencia combinada con una mentalidad de asombro y curiosidad. Implica todo lo mencionado anteriormente, pero tambi&#233;n estar abierto a saborear lo que se sirve en lugar de lo que se espera. Puede sonar parad&#243;jico, pero creo que la verdadera autenticidad, si es que existe, se manifiesta cuando comemos sin la expectativa de autenticidad.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer Vertientes y Tangentes! Suscr&#237;bete gratis para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>Global food culture, tradition reinvented. Consumer trends research</em>. (2025). 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Bbc.com; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46337353</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-4" href="#footnote-anchor-4" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">4</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Roos, D. (2024, July 31). <em>Why North Sentinel Island Is Off-limits to All Visitors</em>. HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/north-sentinel-island.htm?hl=en-US </p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-5" href="#footnote-anchor-5" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">5</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>Six Of the World's Most Unique Restaurants</em>. (2024). 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As Seen in Japan. https://www.asseeninjapan.com/home/tacos-3hermanos-authentic-mexican-food-in-harajuk</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-7" href="#footnote-anchor-7" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">7</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Giorgis, H. (2018, May 4). <em>Ethiopia and Eritrea&#8217;s Long History With Lasagna</em>. TASTE. https://tastecooking.com/ethiopian-diasporas-long-history-lasagna/</p><p>&#8204;</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is authentic food?]]></title><description><![CDATA["I wonder if such a thing exists, or at least if it's a feeling, an illusion, or a good marketing strategy."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/what-is-authentic-food</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/what-is-authentic-food</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:16:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1628591667015-652ca2f54d4b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMDV8fGF1dGhlbnRpYyUyMGZvb2R8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzU3MjExMzkyfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hello! I hope you're doing well. This post is dedicated to challenging the concept of authentic food. I know it's a difficult idea to consider, especially with so many influencers exaggerating the &#8220;authenticity of their food experiences.&#8221; But I wonder if such a thing exists, or at least if it's a feeling, an illusion, or a good marketing strategy. Read on and tell me what you think in the comments. Remember to like, share, and subscribe if you haven't already. It's free!  </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1628591667015-652ca2f54d4b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMDV8fGF1dGhlbnRpYyUyMGZvb2R8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzU3MjExMzkyfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Of course you have! It's everywhere. It's a widely used term in food marketing and omnipresent on social media. We often hear things like "authentic flavors" or, worse yet, "the most authentic food." And I assume someone has already tried to make sense of it and split hairs to give a specific reason. But whether it's the history and the country of origin, the people and the culture, the ingredients, the preparation and the traditions&#8212;this all seems a bit confusing to me.</p><p>The boundaries between cultures have been blurred since before what we know as globalization. The flavors, smells, techniques and textures of the world can be replicated almost anywhere else (intentionally or not, with the same ingredients or not, by the same people or not). There's a fragment of every culinary culture almost everywhere on the planet that influences every "authentic" we could taste.</p><blockquote><p>And the rise of the authentic food market, driven by the curiosity of millennials (my ggeneration) and Gen Xers<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, doesn't help. They (me included) use the word "authentic" too freely. One can easily wonder how, all of a sudden, everything is so "authentic."</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1695185381786-548b877edfa6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0OHx8c2VsZmllJTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDgzNzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1695185381786-548b877edfa6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0OHx8c2VsZmllJTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDgzNzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>I once thought of the argument that someone not born in the culture where a dish originated will never taste the authenticity of a meal. However, with this mindset, authentic food is limited to those who come from that culture. These are the people who understand their food from an emotional, traditional, historical, financial, and sociopolitical perspective. This means that the food we call &#8220;authentic&#8221; originated for a reason that could only be understood when, where, and by the people who created it (even if only by association). From this perspective, true authenticity lives in memories, in the past, in the stories told from generation to generation. </p><blockquote><p>This also means that the "authentic" restaurant you're craving might not be able to provide the experience you're looking for, since "authenticity" is limited to each country, region, or cook. But I am not convinced of that idea anymore since when you get to travel, even for a little, you find that the lines dividing authenticity from anything else fades.</p></blockquote><p>Born and raised in Puerto Rico, but living in the US, I can confidently say I've eaten &#8220;authentic&#8221; food from my island in the United States: Florida (Orlando, Haines City, Lakeland, Dundee, Winter Haven, Tampa), Austin, Texas, and Summerville, South Carolina. These have reminded me of my mother's and grandmothers' cooking. But here's where things get weirder. Often, this so-called "authentic" Puerto Rican food has been prepared and served by Mexicans, Dominicans, Cubans or people from elsewhere. Confusing, right? </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCsD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbddb68a2-3dab-4019-b121-a4921cf328c1_1024x608.png 848w, 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Sentinelese tribe (Created by AI)</figcaption></figure></div><p>We can travel through time and space, visiting every culture and moment in which an "authentic" food was created, and discovered that it originated from other "authentic" foods.</p><p>In his book Dirt<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>, food writer Bill Buford recounts how Renaissance Italians may have been the greatest influencers of what we know as French cuisine (which is considered a mother cuisine by the way). They dominated the region for quite some time and brought with them the flavors (and chefs) of their homeland. However, Italian food was also heavily influenced by other cuisines, such as that of the Middle East. </p><blockquote><p>Buford has a great point in saying that &#8220;Foods are always crossing the globe. The pig, at the heart of the Italian and French diet, came from China. Turkey, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, and chocolates came from the Native Americans in the New World. The quenelle, famous as a Lyonnais food, came from the Austrian Kn&#246;del.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>But let's explore this topic further and consider the Sentinelese, a tribe on North Sentinel Island a few miles west of Myanmar. They are among the most primitive tribes still in existence in the world. They actively repel outside visitors, attempting to kill them (sometimes succeeding<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>). They also tend to refuse most peaceful offerings (including food).</p><p>Many attempts to contact the Sentinelese have involved floating reservoirs filled with food and dropping food from helicopters. There are records of the natives accepting coconuts offered by a lucky visitor several decades ago, but that was a rare occurrence<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>. Over the years, the island has been bombarded with hundreds food items, including coconuts, which apparently do not exist (or did not exist) on the island. Who's to say that now there are no coconuts in such a place? If so, it can be inferred that even what is considered "authentic" Sentinelese food may have been influenced by other cultures.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1658162389310-ba38894fa0c2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1OHx8Y29jb251dHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTc4MDc2NzF8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@adamthomas48">Adam Thomas</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>While authentic food is deeply connected to place, time, and the &#8220;unique&#8221; way different cultures bring flavors together, it transcends these ideas to any part of the world in the form of inherited recipes, stories told, relationships made, and culinary adoption. For example, there's a restaurant in Mexico, run by a Mexican cook, that serves authentic Haitian food. The credit was given by the local Haitian community, who, after being deported from the United States, ended up in that country. Every time they taste the Mexican cook's Authentic Haitian food, it reminds them of home<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a>. Also, in Japan, there's a Japanese chef who serves authentic Mexican food<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a>, and Mexicans who visit Japan eat there. And, in Eritrea, an African country, they eat authentic Italian food at weddings<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a>. And I bet you've also tasted authentic food from another country in your homeland even if you had no idea of its authenticity. </p><p>So is it the place, the people, the feeling, the look, the ingredients, or the flavors? I argue that it's more of an abstract idea or concept, like love, beauty, or strength. But whatever the definition, there is the fact that it is good marketing, and I don't think it's going away anytime soon. Every new foodie on social media will show us the "most authentic food experience we've ever seen." Every new non-animal meat will have a better texture for a "more authentic experience." And every new restaurant wants you to taste its authentic flavors.</p><p>Authentic here, authentic there, authentic everywhere!</p><p>These issues are worth reflecting on when seeking out and evaluating unique food experiences. Especially if learners about such uniqueness from social media. Even within a country's food history, each dish is prepared differently in different regions and families. Furthermore, those who move to another country adapt their recipes to what&#8217;s available, but retain the flavors and aromas that remind them (even by association) of the authentic flavors and smells from home. </p><p>I recognize that it feels good to eat something in the place where it is claimed to originate, prepared by someone from that culture, or with the specific ingredients it was created. But it can also taste good and evoke the same feeling in another place, prepared by someone from a different origin, with ingredients from somewhere else.</p><p>My conclusion is that culinary authenticity is, then, a result of experience combined with a mindset of wonder and curiosity. It involves everything that I mentioned above, but also being open to savoring what is served rather than what is expected. It may sound paradoxical, but I believe that true authenticity, if it exists at all, truly manifests itself when we eat without the expectation of authenticity itself.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes)! 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Innovamarketinsights.com. https://www.innovamarketinsights.com/trends/global-food-culture-tradition-reinvented/</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Buford, B. (2021). <em>Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking</em>.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-3" href="#footnote-anchor-3" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">3</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>News, B. (2018, November 25). <em>John Allen Chau: Struggle to retrieve body of man killed by tribe</em>. Bbc.com; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46337353</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-4" href="#footnote-anchor-4" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">4</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Roos, D. (2024, July 31). <em>Why North Sentinel Island Is Off-limits to All Visitors</em>. HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/north-sentinel-island.htm?hl=en-US</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-5" href="#footnote-anchor-5" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">5</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>Six Of the World's Most Unique Restaurants</em>. (2024). Great Big Story. </p><div id="youtube2-EqC3hCa74S4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;EqC3hCa74S4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EqC3hCa74S4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-6" href="#footnote-anchor-6" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">6</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Harajuku, in. (2025, January 15). <em>As Seen In Japan</em>. As Seen in Japan. https://www.asseeninjapan.com/home/tacos-3hermanos-authentic-mexican-food-in-harajuk</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-7" href="#footnote-anchor-7" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">7</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Giorgis, H. (2018, May 4). <em>Ethiopia and Eritrea&#8217;s Long History With Lasagna</em>. TASTE. https://tastecooking.com/ethiopian-diasporas-long-history-lasagna/</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pleasure and the right to eat well. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good food is part of the reason for living; it's a right in itself]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/the-pleasure-and-the-right-to-eat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/the-pleasure-and-the-right-to-eat</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hello. I hope you're well. Welcome to another post in my food and cooking section, "It's Food o' Clock." French food is considered by many to be the epitome of good eating, and with good reason. For the French, good food is part of the reason for living; it's a right in itself. However, this extends beyond the French and applies to us all, and that's what I am trying to reflect. I hope you enjoy this post. 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I refuse to follow the well-known adage that we must sacrifice flavor and mouth pleasure for better health (something the wellness culture, with its "good intentions," has profited greatly from). One reason for my thinking is that this mentality doesn't fit with how many of the healthiest countries in the world view (or eat) food. Who said the rest of the world is on a diet plan? And two, because it doesn't fit with our own evolution. </p><blockquote><p>Even the most remote tribes have different ways of cooking the same things, and I don't think it's just for fun. This suggests that the love of good, tasty, and enjoyable food goes beyond survival. </p></blockquote><p>However, it feels good when you find such a meaningful testament in book. I'm reading a book called <em>Dirt</em>, written by Bill Buford, a food journalist who moved with his wife and children to Lyon, France, to learn to be a French chef and write about it. As part of his research process, he delves into tracing the origins of French food and encounters cultural clashes and war stories.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NZp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F827d88d1-d37f-4676-9123-be23311ee83a_312x483.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NZp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F827d88d1-d37f-4676-9123-be23311ee83a_312x483.png 424w, 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The chef who wrote the book at the time (apparently) was a prisoner of war cooking for German army guards in Germany. </p><p>Buford tells (and I am paraphrasing here) that for a prisoner, the mysterious chef was incredibly detailed in his recipes, explaining processes not typical of prison cooking.  </p><p>From what I understand, at the outbreak of the war, many French prisoners wrote recipe books to preserve their culinary traditions. Rather than simply providing instructions on how to cook delicious dishes, the books may also have told stories (the origin of the recipes) and served as a kind of diary in which good cooking played a central role. </p><blockquote><p>I agree with Bill's theory that these recipes were more than an attempt to avoid boredom with the same old food and keep himself alive, but rather a revolutionary act. An attempt to prevent a country's food from dying. An indirect attack on the Germans, but one with a powerful impact. </p></blockquote><p>This act suggests that for him (the mysterious chef), food was not only a source of nourishment but an identity in itself. I find it a beautiful sentiment. After all, who said food was only for replenishing energy and nutrients?  </p><p>The story Bill shares is fascinating, but it was the following lines that captivated me. A reminder that good food nourishes not only the body but also the soul, the spirit, and the identity of a culture.   </p><p>The first line that caught my attention was written by Bill as he tried to make sense of the fact that a prisoner, in survival mode, would give such a dimension to his recipes: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;But in Germany, in a prison camp at Petrisberg, he discovered its poetry, spoken in the haunted tones of nostalgia and tenderness.&#8221;  </p></div><p>There we see how the case goes beyond physical nutrition and diets. I'd venture to say that no one in prison (or almost no one) misses the keto diet, or vanity fasting, and gluten-free cookies. Many years ago, I read a book (Cooked) about a chef (Jeff Henderson) who learned to cook in prison, and he shares several tricks for livening up prison food, such as fried chicken seasoned with the powder that comes in Japanese instant soups. 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href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Bill then quotes the following words from another author who spoke about <em>Recettes</em> (the book of the mysterious chef in the German prison). &#8220;I<em>t expressed not just hunger but something deeper: defiance, the revolt of reason, a joy in life.</em>&#8221; These words speak to dimensions typically ignored when thinking about food, not only in prison but in the daily life of a culture focused on production. In a culture where mouth pleasure is a sin against life itself.  </p><p>Later in the same chapter, trying to explain the essence of the mysterious book, Bill writes down what I consider to be the very testament to the role that cooking and good food play in our lives (and the importance of recipe books): </p><div class="pullquote"><p> &#8220;Recettes is urgent. French food is on the verge of being erased. It can&#8217;t be. It is too important. Food -la cuisine- is no longer the obsession of an aristocratic butterfly, but everyone, peasant and gourmand. It needs to be preserved, like civility, like dignity, like the table, like a shelter that protect us from the ugliness just outside out front door - the crudeness, the cruelty, selfishness, the incomprehensible injustice. Cuisine-, the author of Recettes recognizes, protects us in our humanity.&#8221;  </p></div><p>Not to diminish the impact of those words, I'll conclude with the following: What a way to explain the value of food and cooking! What a way to try to save a homeland, an identity, a pleasure, a right... the right to eat well! </p><p><strong>Tell me, in difficult times, what food do you crave? </strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes)! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El placer y el derecho a comer bien.]]></title><description><![CDATA[La buena comida es parte de la raz&#243;n de vivir, es un derecho en s&#237;.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/el-placer-y-el-derecho-a-comer-bien</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/el-placer-y-el-derecho-a-comer-bien</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:21:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hola. Espero est&#233;s bien. Te doy la bienvenida a otra publicaci&#243;n m&#225;s de mi secci&#243;n sobre comida y cocina &#8216;It's Food o&#8217; Clock&#8217;. La comida francesa es considerada por muchos como la ep&#237;tome del buen comer, y con mucha raz&#243;n. Para los franceses, la buena comida es parte de la raz&#243;n de vivir, es un derecho en s&#237;. Sin embargo, eso trasciende a los franceses y nos aplica a todos, y eso es lo que intento reflejar. Ojal&#225; te guste este escrito. Recuerda dar me gusta, dejar un comentario, comp&#225;rtelo, y suscribirte si no lo has hecho.</em>   </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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plate&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="sliced meat with vegetable on white ceramic plate" title="sliced meat with vegetable on white ceramic plate" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 848w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 1272w, https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607403218119-83b4df4c0959?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMzZ8fHJvYXN0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1NTMwMTI1OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@juno1412">KWON JUNHO</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Me niego a pensar que la comida es solo micros, macros y calor&#237;as. Me niego a seguir las famosas palabras de que hay que sacrificar el sabor y el placer oral por una mejor salud (algo a lo que la cultura del <em>wellness</em> con sus &#8220;buenas intenciones&#8221; le ha sacado bastante provecho). Una raz&#243;n para mi pensar es que esa mentalidad no concuerda con c&#243;mo gran parte de los pa&#237;ses m&#225;s saludables del mundo ven (o consumen) la comida. &#191;Qu&#233;  dijo que el resto del mundo est&#225; en un plan de dieta? Y dos, porque no concuerda con nuestra propia evoluci&#243;n.  </p><blockquote><p>Hasta las tribus m&#225;s remotas tienen diferentes maneras de cocinar lo mismo, y no creo que sea por diversi&#243;n. Eso nos da a pensar que el gusto por una buena comida, sabrosa y llena de placer, va m&#225;s all&#225; de subsistir. </p></blockquote><p>Sin embargo, se siente bien cuando uno haya en una lectura un testamento de tal sentido. Me encuentro leyendo un libro llamado <em>Dirt (Tierra)</em>, escrito por Bill Buford, un periodista culinario que se mud&#243; con su esposa e hijos a Lyon, Francia para aprender a ser un chef de comida francesa y escribir sobre ello. Como parte de su proceso de investigaci&#243;n &#233;ste se inmiscuye en seguir el rastro del origen de la comida francesa y se topa con choques culturales y con historias de guerra.   </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NZp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F827d88d1-d37f-4676-9123-be23311ee83a_312x483.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NZp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F827d88d1-d37f-4676-9123-be23311ee83a_312x483.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>En <em>Dirt</em>, Bill habla de un libro antiguo titulado <em>Recettes</em> (Recetas) que intentaba preservar la cocina francesa ante el ataque de los nazis. El chef, quien escribi&#243; el libro en ese entonces (al parecer) era un prisionero de guerra que cocinaba para los guardias del ej&#233;rcito alem&#225;n, en Alemania.  </p><p>Buford cuenta que (y estoy parafraseando), para ser un prisionero, el misterioso chef era incre&#237;blemente detallado en sus recetas, explicando procesos inusuales en la cocina carcelaria. </p><p>Por lo que entiendo, en aquel entonces, al estallar la guerra, muchos prisioneros franceses escribieron libros de recetas para preservar su tradici&#243;n culinaria. En lugar de simplemente proporcionar instrucciones sobre c&#243;mo cocinar platos deliciosos, es posible que los libros tambi&#233;n contaran historias (el origen de las recetas) y sirvieran como una especie de diario en el que la buena cocina jugaba un papel principal.  </p><blockquote><p>Concuerdo con la teor&#237;a de Bill, en que esas recetas eran m&#225;s que un intento de no aburrirse con la misma comida, y de mantenerse a s&#237; mismo vivo sino que eran acto revolucionario. Un intento de evitar que la comida de un pa&#237;s muriera. Un ataque indirecto contra los alemanes, pero de gran impacto.  </p></blockquote><p>Ese acto apunta a que para este (el misterioso chef) la comida no solo era nutriente sino una identidad en s&#237;. Lo encuentro un sentimiento hermoso. Despu&#233;s de todo, qui&#233;n dijo que la comida es solo para recuperar energ&#237;a y nutrientes?   </p><p>La historia que nos comparte Bill es fascinante, pero fueron las siguientes l&#237;neas las que me dejaron cautivado. Un recordatorio de que la buena comida nutre no solo al cuerpo sino tambi&#233;n el alma, el esp&#237;ritu, y la identidad de una cultura.  </p><p>La primera l&#237;nea que me atrap&#243; fue escrita por Bill al tratar de hacer sentido al hecho de que un prisionero, en modo de sobre vivencia, diera tal dimensi&#243;n a sus recetas: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Pero en Alemania, en un campo de prisioneros de Petrisberg, descubri&#243; su poes&#237;a, hablada en los tonos melanc&#243;licos de la nostalgia y la ternura.&#8221; </p></div><p>Ah&#237; vemos como el caso va m&#225;s all&#225; de la nutrici&#243;n f&#237;sica y de las dietas. Me atrever&#237;a a decir que nadie en la prisi&#243;n (o casi nadie) extra&#241;a la dieta <em>keto</em>, o el ayuno por vanidad, y galletas <em>gluten free</em>. Hace muchos a&#241;os le&#237; un libro (<em>Cooked</em>) sobre un chef (Jeff Henderson) que aprendi&#243; a cocinar en la c&#225;rcel, y este cuenta varios trucos para darle vida a la comida en la prisi&#243;n, como pollo frito sazonado con el polvito que viene en las sopas japonesas instant&#225;neas. Y, no es secreto que la comida reconfortante (<em>comfort food</em>) es una de las preferencias de la mayor&#237;a de los prisioneros al salir de la c&#225;rcel.    </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1605926637412-b0cd5a3e3543?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxjb21mb3J0JTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTUzMDI1MDN8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1605926637412-b0cd5a3e3543?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxjb21mb3J0JTIwZm9vZHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTUzMDI1MDN8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Seguido, Bill cita las siguientes palabras de otro autor que hablaba del <em>Recettes</em> (el libro del misterioso chef de la prisi&#243;n alemana). &#8220;<em>Este no solo expresaba hambre, sino algo m&#225;s profundo: desaf&#237;o, la rebeli&#243;n de la raz&#243;n, una alegr&#237;a en la vida.</em>&#8221; Esas palabras hablan de unas dimensiones t&#237;picamente ignoradas cuando se piensa en comida, no s&#243;lo en la prisi&#243;n sino, en el diario vivir de una cultura enfocada en producir. En una cultura, en la que el placer oral es un pecado contra la vida misma.  </p><p>M&#225;s adelante, en el mismo cap&#237;tulo, intentando explicar la esencia del misterioso libro, Bill deja plasmado lo que considero el propio testamento del papel que juegan la cocina y la buena comida en nuestras vidas (y la importancia de los libros de recetas):</p><div class="pullquote"><p> &#8220;Recettes es urgente. La gastronom&#237;a francesa est&#225; a punto de desaparecer. No puede ser. Es demasiado importante. La comida &#8212;la cuisine&#8212; ya no es la obsesi&#243;n de una mariposa aristocr&#225;tica, sino de todos, campesinos y gourmets. Necesita ser preservada, como la civilidad, como la dignidad, como la mesa, como un refugio que nos protege de la fealdad que se encuentra justo afuera de nuestra puerta: la crudeza, la crueldad, el ego&#237;smo, la injusticia incomprensible. La cocina &#8212;reconoce el autor de Recettes&#8212; nos protege en nuestra humanidad.&#8221; </p></div><p>Para no quitarle mucho impacto a esas palabras cierro con lo siguiente: &#161;Qu&#233; manera de explicar el valor de la comida y la cocina! &#161;Que manera de intentar salvar una patria, una identidad, un placer, un derecho&#8230; el de comer bien! </p><p><strong>Cu&#233;ntame, en momentos dif&#237;ciles, &#191;qu&#233; comida se te antoja?</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">&#161;Gracias por leer "Vertientes y Tangentes"! Suscr&#237;bete gratis para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Passioned (Cocktail Recipe)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tropical drink the old-fashioned way.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/old-passioned-cocktail-recipe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/old-passioned-cocktail-recipe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:46:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mxk7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ef86c8e-b9f0-48c3-8612-466a8eb98b0f_4000x1800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello. I hope you are doing great. It has been a while since I shared a cocktail recipe. Today, I will share a recipe for a summer cocktail that while refreshing, maintains a high level of elegance and class. I hope you like it, and if you try the recipe let me know how it came out. Remember to hit like, leave a comment (What's your favorite cocktail?), and if you haven't done so, subscribe (it is free).</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>I love passion fruit. I grew up eating it, and I still enjoy it. So much so to dedicate a few writing pieces to it. I published a piece <a href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/on-passion-fruit?utm_source=publication-search">about some of its facts and history (and some of my memories)</a>, and another <a href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/if-passion-was-a-fruit?r=4gkv">about the passion of eating it</a>. </p><p>I also love cocktails, especially strong and classy ones. And to me nothing does it better than the Old Fashioned. An elegant drink that goes well on any occasion. It dates back to the 1800s and, apparently, its name came out as a response to more complex and sophisticated cocktails<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>. As in a &#8220;I just want an old-fashioned drink (the old fashion way). None of that new age crap&#8221; kind of response.</p><p>It is said that the cocktail was a favorite for the likes of Mark Twain and Earnest Hemingway<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>, two of my great writing inspirations. It is also the inspiration for the recipe I am sharing today. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2767294,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/168518607?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Recently, I bought a bottle of 8-year aged Bacoo (a Dominican Rum), which I immediately loved. It is a sipping rum that goes well on its own. But I had already made a passion fruit simple syrup, and one thing led to the other. It was a case of natural selection. </p><p><strong>Recipe for Passion Fruit Simple Syrup:</strong> In a saucepan, I mixed &#189; cup of granulated sugar, &#188; cup of water and &#188; cup of fresh passion fruit juice. I &#8220;cooked it&#8221; at medium heat (constantly steering) until syrupy (like 10 minutes). Then I took it aside and allowed it to cool to room temperature. After cooling, I put it in an applicator (if you don&#8217;t have one, you can put it in a mason in a mason jar and serve it with a spoon).</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pu2M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24928859-2e16-46b3-8ed1-078ce15f17da_2048x921.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pu2M!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24928859-2e16-46b3-8ed1-078ce15f17da_2048x921.png 424w, 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pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Recipe for the Old Passioned</strong> </p><ul><li><p>2 or more ounces of aged rum</p></li><li><p>About a spoon of Passion Fruit Simple Syrup (or more).</p></li><li><p>A few dashes/drops of Bitters. I made my own with lemon and spices a while ago but lost the recipe, so buy yourself angostura bitters at the liquor store.</p></li></ul><p>This is a simple drink to prepare. In a whiskey glass (I like it chilled), put a few pieces of ice, or one of those ice blocks (or sphere) if you have the mold. Add the simple syrup. Then add the rum (nobody is looking so you can add some more), and then the bitters. Stir slowly. Add a cherry if you have one, and cheers! You've got yourself and Old Passioned.</p><blockquote><p>Nothing too complicated. Right? As the seasons change and my backyard spits different fruits, I want to keep exploring other versions of the Old Fashioned. We&#8217;ll see what comes next.</p></blockquote><p><strong>An idea:</strong> I like to wet the whiskey glass and place it in the freezer for about 30 minutes before serving.</p><p><strong>Quick story:</strong> At a Japanese restaurant called Kabooki Sushi, located in Orlando FL, I drank an Old Fashioned that was infused with Wagyu beef fat. Amazing. It was rich and still elegant, like my Old Passioned. 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Brazelton, G. (2023, June 12). <em>A Brief History of The Old Fashioned</em>. The Bitter Housewife. https://thebitterhousewife.com/blogs/bitterly-honest/a-brief-history-of-the-old-fashioned?srsltid=AfmBOoqiNnlngKaBeAsFUIYgbHq3c7WTF1pA219kB8scKSshXfnvZx6T</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Duffey, K. (2023, July 26). The Old Fashioned: A Classic Cocktail with a Long History. Global Spirits USA. https://globalspirits.store/blogs/blog/the-old-fashioned-a-classic-cocktail-with-a-long-history?srsltid=AfmBOoopjGZ8WRUz2p4ReUiE-jTEK_Bt_8g8FMdKM3CCr-Ed-_tCRymu</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Passioned (receta de cóctel)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Un trago tropical a la Old Fashioned!]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/old-passioned-receta-de-coctel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/old-passioned-receta-de-coctel</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mxk7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ef86c8e-b9f0-48c3-8612-466a8eb98b0f_4000x1800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hola. Espero que est&#233;s bien. Hac&#237;a tiempo que no compart&#237;a una receta de c&#243;ctel. Hoy te comparto la receta de un c&#243;ctel de verano que, si bien es refrescante, conserva un alto nivel de elegancia y clase. Espero que te guste, y si lo intentas, cu&#233;ntenme qu&#233; tal te qued&#243;. Recuerda darle a "me gusta", dejar un comentario (&#191;Cu&#225;l es tu c&#243;ctel favorito?) y, si a&#250;n no lo has hecho, suscr&#237;bete (es gratis).</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Me encanta la parcha (maracuy&#225; o <em>passion fruit</em>). Crec&#237; comi&#233;ndola y todav&#237;a la disfruto. Tanto es as&#237; que le he dedicado varios art&#237;culos. Publiqu&#233; uno sobre <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/juanbaez/p/sobre-la-parcha-maracuya?r=4gkv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">algunos de sus datos e historia (y algunos de mis recuerdos)</a>, y <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/juanbaez/p/si-la-pasion-fuera-una-fruta?r=4gkv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">otro sobre la pasi&#243;n de comerla</a>. </p><p>Tambi&#233;n me encantan los c&#243;cteles, sobre todo los fuertes y elegantes. Y para m&#237;, nada mejor que el Old Fashioned. Una bebida elegante que combina bien en cualquier ocasi&#243;n. Se remonta al siglo XIX y, al parecer, su nombre surgi&#243; como una respuesta a c&#243;cteles m&#225;s complejos y sofisticados<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>. Como si dijeran: "Solo quiero un trago a la antigua (a la old-fashioned). Nada de esas porquer&#237;as de la nueva era".</p><p>Se dice que este c&#243;ctel era uno de los favoritos de personajes como Mark Twain y Ernest Hemingway<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>, dos de mis grandes inspiraciones literarias. Tambi&#233;n inspir&#243; la receta que comparto hoy.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2767294,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/i/168518607?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gmyq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F838da373-01c0-4a71-8990-1ed73c1e48d4_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hace poco compr&#233; una botella de Bacoo, un ron dominicano (8 a&#241;os de a&#241;ejo) que me encant&#243; al instante. Es un ron ideal para beber solo. Pero ya hab&#237;a preparado un jarabe simple de parcha (maracuy&#225;), y una cosa llev&#243; a la otra. Fue cuesti&#243;n de selecci&#243;n natural. </p><p><strong>Receta de </strong><em><strong>simple syrup</strong></em><strong> de parcha:</strong> En una cacerola, mezcl&#233; &#189; taza de az&#250;car granulada, &#188; de taza de agua y &#188; de taza de jugo fresco de maracuy&#225;. Lo cocin&#233; a fuego medio (revolviendo constantemente) hasta que qued&#243; espeso (como unos 10 minutos). Luego lo apart&#233; y lo dej&#233; enfriar a temperatura ambiente. Despu&#233;s de enfriarlo, lo puse en un aplicador (si no tienes uno, puedes ponerlo en un frasco de vidrio y servirlo con una cuchara).</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pu2M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24928859-2e16-46b3-8ed1-078ce15f17da_2048x921.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pu2M!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24928859-2e16-46b3-8ed1-078ce15f17da_2048x921.png 424w, 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pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" 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Hice el m&#237;o con lim&#243;n y especias hace un tiempo, pero perd&#237; la receta, as&#237; que c&#243;mprate un bitter de angostura en la licorer&#237;a.</p></li></ul><p>Esta es una bebida f&#225;cil de preparar. En un vaso de whisky, pon unos trozos de hielo, o uno de esos bloques (o esfera) si tienes molde. Agrega el jarabe simple. Luego, a&#241;ade el ron (si nadie te ve, puedes a&#241;adir m&#225;s) y las gotitas de bitters. Revuelve lentamente. Agrega una cereza si tienes, &#161;y brindemos! Ya tienes un Old Passioned.</p><blockquote><p>Nada complicado, &#191;verdad? Con el cambio de estaciones y la variedad de frutas en mi jard&#237;n, quiero seguir explorando otras versiones del Old Fashioned. Ya veremos qu&#233; m&#225;s invento.</p></blockquote><p><strong>Una idea: </strong>Me gusta mojar el vaso de whiskey y colocarlo unos 30 minutos en el congelador antes de servir. </p><p><strong>Breve historia</strong>: En un restaurante japon&#233;s llamado Kabooki Sushi, ubicado en Orlando, Florida, tom&#233; un Old Fashioned infundido con grasa de res Wagyu. &#161;Incre&#237;ble! Estaba rico y elegante, como mi Old Passioned. &#161;Salud!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mxk7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ef86c8e-b9f0-48c3-8612-466a8eb98b0f_4000x1800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mxk7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ef86c8e-b9f0-48c3-8612-466a8eb98b0f_4000x1800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mxk7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ef86c8e-b9f0-48c3-8612-466a8eb98b0f_4000x1800.jpeg 848w, 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Suscr&#237;bete gratis para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Brazelton, G. (2023, June 12). A Brief History of The Old Fashioned. The Bitter Housewife. https://thebitterhousewife.com/blogs/bitterly-honest/a-brief-history-of-the-old-fashioned?srsltid=AfmBOoqiNnlngKaBeAsFUIYgbHq3c7WTF1pA219kB8scKSshXfnvZx6T</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Duffey, K. (2023, July 26). The Old Fashioned: A Classic Cocktail with a Long History. Global Spirits USA. https://globalspirits.store/blogs/blog/the-old-fashioned-a-classic-cocktail-with-a-long-history?srsltid=AfmBOoopjGZ8WRUz2p4ReUiE-jTEK_Bt_8g8FMdKM3CCr-Ed-_tCRymu</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[¡Si la pasión fuera una fruta!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Un poema apasionado sobre la pasi&#243;n (el fruto y el sentimiento).]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/si-la-pasion-fuera-una-fruta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/si-la-pasion-fuera-una-fruta</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WbhV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e542aca-4451-4a40-a1cd-c8bc7644aa08_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hola, espero que est&#233;s bien. Te doy la bienvenida a otra publicaci&#243;n de la secci&#243;n &#8216;It&#8217;s Food o&#8217; Clock&#8217;. La publicaci&#243;n de hoy es un poema inspirado en la llegada de la primavera y el verano aqu&#237; en Orlando, Florida, donde, al menos en mi jard&#237;n, crece mucha fruta de la pasi&#243;n (parcha, maracuy&#225;), lo que le da un aire m&#237;stico. Ha pasado tiempo desde que escribo un poema, as&#237; que espero que te guste. Recuerda darle a "Me gusta", dejar un comentario y, si a&#250;n no lo has hecho, suscr&#237;bete (es gratis).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WbhV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e542aca-4451-4a40-a1cd-c8bc7644aa08_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Un poco alarmante, pero quieres m&#225;s.</p><p>Si la pasi&#243;n fuera una fruta, ser&#237;a algo que tendr&#237;as que plantar y cuidar antes de disfrutarla. Un ciclo completo: Plantar, regar, ver sus flores abrirse, dejar crecer y consumir, todo de una vez, sin espacio para peque&#241;os placeres.</p><p>Cada momento que la pruebes, ser&#225; un recuerdo eterno, esperando la pr&#243;xima temporada, cuando puedas cosecharla y disfrutarla de nuevo como si nunca fuera a volver.</p><p>Si la pasi&#243;n fuera una fruta, la partir&#237;as en dos y le pasar&#237;as profundamente la lengua para saborear su amargo n&#233;ctar, su semilla, su pulpa. Le pegar&#237;as los labios y chupar&#237;as su esencia con intensidad y sumisi&#243;n.</p><p>Tu boca estar&#237;a h&#250;meda, tus sentidos en su apogeo, y salivar&#237;as ante su fresco sabor como un perro de Pavlov al o&#237;r una campana.</p><p>Si la pasi&#243;n fuera una fruta, ser&#237;as delicado y a la vez rudo. Querr&#237;as alcanzar las paredes que contienen su esencia, no dejar nada intacto. La querr&#237;as por toda tu boca, por toda tu cara, por todo tu ser.</p><p>Si la pasi&#243;n fuera una fruta, la comer&#237;as con ganas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1546387866-c9341ab9acfd?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxM3x8cGFzc2lvbmZydWl0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MDYzOTQzN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1546387866-c9341ab9acfd?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxM3x8cGFzc2lvbmZydWl0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MDYzOTQzN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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Welcome to another post in the section, It&#8217;s Food o&#8217; Clock. Today&#8217;s post is a poem inspired by the coming of spring and summer here in Orlando Fl where, at least in my backyard, a lot of passion fruit grows, bringing a mystical sense with it. It's been a while since I wrote a poem, so I hope you like it. Remember to hit like, leave a comment, and if you haven&#8217;t done so, subscribe (it's free).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WbhV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e542aca-4451-4a40-a1cd-c8bc7644aa08_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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A bit alarming, but you want more.</p><p>If passion was a fruit, it would be something that you'd have to plant and take care of before you enjoy it. A full cycle: Plant, water, see its flowers open, let grow, and consume all at once, with no space for small enjoyment.</p><p>Each moment you taste it, it'd be an eternal memory, waiting for the next season when you get to harvest and enjoy it again as if it'd never come back.</p><p>If passion were a fruit, you would split it in two and run your tongue deep inside to taste its bitter nectar, its seed, its pulp. You would press your lips against it and suck its essence with intensity and submission.</p><p>Your mouth would be wet, your senses would be at their peak, and you'd salivate to its fresh taste as a Pavlov's dog hearing a bell.</p><p>If passion was a fruit, you'd be delicate while yet rough. You'd want to reach the walls that hold its very meat, to never leave anything untouched. You'd want it all over your mouth, all over your face, all over you. </p><p>If passion was a fruit, you'd eat it like you mean it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506722005891-0af6935116ff?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNnx8cGFzc2lvbmZydWl0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MDUyNDUwM3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506722005891-0af6935116ff?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNnx8cGFzc2lvbmZydWl0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MDUyNDUwM3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quail with grapes and rosemary (with mashed potatoes and blood sausage).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by the book 'The Food of France' from Murdoch Books.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/quail-with-grapes-and-rosemary-with</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/quail-with-grapes-and-rosemary-with</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/becdba2b-d02c-4e23-b063-068f1df8fda3_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hello. I hope you are doing well. In this post, I am sharing a recipe inspired by a challenge my wife gave me. I hope you like it. Try the recipe and let me know how it went. Remember to hit like, leave your comments, and share, and if you have not subscribed, please do so (it is free).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>I could not tell you about authentic French cuisine because I have never visited France. Yet, I have tasted their food (escargot, onion soup, foie gras, baguette, bouillabaisse, and many other delicacies). During our honeymoon, my wife and I dined at a hoity-toity French restaurant by the beach in Rinc&#243;n, Puerto Rico, with a twelve-course French delight. When we moved to Florida, we celebrated coming out of a difficult time by eating at one of the best French restaurants in Orlando (<a href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/what-puts-the-fine-in-fine-dining">where I had an interesting experience</a>). Furthermore, at home and as a personal chef, I have cooked some meals that could be considered authentically French.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RxRS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44f237f6-31f6-4d95-ab7d-f9c72a68b390_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RxRS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44f237f6-31f6-4d95-ab7d-f9c72a68b390_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RxRS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44f237f6-31f6-4d95-ab7d-f9c72a68b390_4032x1816.jpeg 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One day, after she served me her card, she opened a French cookbook from my library and pointed to a delicious and complex-looking recipe of Quails with Grapes and Tarragon.</p><blockquote><p>The thing with this game is that you cannot say no to what your partner SeRVD<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> once you accept the challenge. But in the end, she was served a delicious meal (even though she wasn't a fan of the natural taste and texture of the quails).</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/efc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Honestly, this was a simple dish to make, and it goes well with some wine (whatever wine). I served it with butter-loaded mashed potatoes and Argentine blood sausage bought from a Portuguese/Brazilian market near home. So much for keeping it authentically French! </p><blockquote><p>The recipe calls for tarragon, but I couldn't find it at the supermarket, so instead, I used rosemary from my garden.</p></blockquote><p>Here is the recipe and some pictures. </p><h2>Quail with grapes and rosemary (with mashed potatoes and blood sausage).</h2><p>Ingredients (serve four)</p><ul><li><p>8 sprigs of rosemary or tarragon</p></li><li><p>8 quails</p></li><li><p>2 tbsp clarified butter. If you are more of a rustic style cook, you can use regular butter for a different color and level of richness.</p></li><li><p>170 ml (2/3 cup) white wine. I used an affordable Sauvignon Blanc.</p></li><li><p>410ml (1 2/3 cup) chicken stock. </p></li><li><p>150g (5 1/5 oz) seedless white grapes. I sliced mine in half.</p></li><li><p>Salt to taste</p></li><li><p>4 links of Argentine blood sausage</p></li><li><p>A butt-load of butter loaded mashed potatoes. Enough for four servings. You can do this in advance. If you are not in the mood of boiling and mashing, you can buy and prepare your favorite supermarket mix (but don&#8217;t tell any Frech chef I about it). </p></li></ul><h2>Process</h2><p><strong>Phase 1</strong></p><ol><li><p>Serve yourself a drink and play your favorite music. I cook with Bourbon, and I listen to a combination of Latin and American rock.</p></li><li><p>Practice the art of <em>mise en place</em>. This concept means to keep your ingredients organized, portioned, and ready to use.</p></li><li><p>Warm up your oven to the lowest temperature. In a few minutes, you will be using it to keep the different components of the meal warm while you do other stuff. </p></li></ol><p><strong>Phase 2</strong></p><ol><li><p>Season the quails to your taste, but make sure they are seasoned on the inside, too. </p></li><li><p>Put a sprig of rosemary into the cavity of each quail. Put in the fridge for the seasoning to penetrate the meat.</p></li><li><p>Make your mashed potatoes. </p></li><li><p>Heat the clarified butter in a saut&#233; pan or deep-frying pan big enough for all the birds. Brown the quails on all sides. </p></li><li><p>Add the wine and boil for 30 seconds, then add the stock and grapes.</p></li><li><p>Lower the temperature, cover the pan, and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the quails are fully cooked. </p></li><li><p>In the meantime, you can cook the sausages in a skillet at medium-high for about four minutes. Then, lower the heat to medium-low and cover for about four more minutes to cook through. Afterward, take the skillet out of the fire, keep it covered, and put it in the oven.</p></li><li><p>Serve the mash on your favorite dining plates. </p></li><li><p>Remove the quails and plate them with the potatoes. Leave the sauce and grapes in the pan. Return the plate to the oven. </p></li><li><p>Crank up the heat and boil the sauce until it becomes syrupy. Strain the sauce, pour it over the quails, and serve. </p></li><li><p>Enjoy!</p></li></ol><h2>Here are some pictures and a question.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a5d3c12-ea6e-4990-91d9-86cbc6994f47_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/68741bac-9693-4140-82ca-ad70143b7aa2_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ede4c77f-7e69-4bdd-981e-3ad22775fafb_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17352494-deb5-45b0-bc5d-31eff4d2f922_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/50e6811c-4033-46df-978a-2f86540df679_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d2a73a9c-1ff8-48a0-bd36-53a746ff3038_1456x1210.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3><br>Question: What is your favorite French food?</h3><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Slopes &amp; Tangents (Vertientes y Tangentes) is a reader-supported newsletter. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>SeRVD is the name of the card game. Totally recommended. They have versions for couples, friends, and entire families.</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Codornices con uvas y romero (con puré de patatas y morcilla).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspirado en el libro 'La comida de Francia' de Murdoch Books.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/codornices-con-uvas-y-romero-con</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/codornices-con-uvas-y-romero-con</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:34:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/570421f9-ad96-4a75-a8d5-7215c0269874_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hola. Espero que est&#233;s bien. En esta publicaci&#243;n, te comparto una receta inspirada en un reto que me propuso mi esposa. Espero que te guste. Pru&#233;bala y cu&#233;ntame qu&#233; tal te fue. Recuerda darle a "me gusta", dejar tus comentarios, compartir y, si a&#250;n no te has suscrito, hazlo (es gratis).</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>No podr&#237;a hablarte de la aut&#233;ntica cocina francesa porque nunca he estado en Francia. Sin embargo, he probado su gastronom&#237;a (caracoles, sopa de cebolla, foie gras, baguette, bullabesa y muchas otras delicias). Durante nuestra luna de miel, mi esposa y yo cenamos en un elegante restaurante franc&#233;s junto a la playa en Rinc&#243;n, Puerto Rico, una delicia francesa de doce cursos. Cuando nos mudamos a Florida, celebramos la salida de una &#233;poca dif&#237;cil comiendo en uno de los mejores restaurantes franceses de Orlando (donde tuve una experiencia interesante). Adem&#225;s, en casa y como chef personal, he preparado algunas comidas que podr&#237;an considerarse aut&#233;nticamente francesas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RxRS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44f237f6-31f6-4d95-ab7d-f9c72a68b390_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RxRS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44f237f6-31f6-4d95-ab7d-f9c72a68b390_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, 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Un d&#237;a, despu&#233;s de servirme su carta, abri&#243; un libro de cocina francesa de mi biblioteca y se&#241;al&#243; una receta deliciosa y compleja de codornices con uvas y estrag&#243;n.</p><blockquote><p>Lo que pasa con este juego es que no puedes negarte a lo que tu pareja sirve<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> una vez que aceptas el reto. Pero al final, yo le serv&#237; una comida deliciosa (aunque no le gust&#243; el sabor y la textura natural de las codornices).</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/efc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pOon!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc9c050-bcd3-43ad-9dc9-b22a90b44d76_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p> Sinceramente, este plato fue sencillo de preparar y combina muy bien con cualquier vino (el que sea). Lo serv&#237; con pur&#233; de papas con mantequilla y morcilla argentina comprada en un mercado portugu&#233;s/brasile&#241;o cerca de casa. &#161;Qu&#233; poco se puede decir de mantenerlo aut&#233;nticamente franc&#233;s! </p><blockquote><p>La receta requiere estrag&#243;n, pero no lo pude encontrar en el supermercado, as&#237; que en su lugar utilic&#233; romero de mi jard&#237;n.</p></blockquote><p>Aqu&#237; tienes la receta y algunas fotos.</p><h2>Codornices con uvas y romero (con pur&#233; de patatas y morcilla).</h2><p>Ingredientes (para cuatro personas)</p><ul><li><p>8 ramitas de romero</p></li><li><p>8 codornices</p></li><li><p>2 cucharadas de mantequilla clarificada. Si prefieres cocinar al estilo rustico, puedes usar mantequilla normal para un color y una textura m&#225;s intensos.</p></li><li><p>170 ml (2/3 de taza) de vino blanco. Us&#233; un Sauvignon Blanc barato.</p></li><li><p>410 ml (1 2/3 taza) de caldo de pollo.</p></li><li><p>150 g de uvas blancas sin semillas. Yo las cort&#233; por la mitad.</p></li><li><p>Sal al gusto</p></li><li><p>4 eslabones de morcilla argentina</p></li><li><p>Unas buenas papas majadas con mucha mantequilla. Suficiente para cuatro porciones. Puedes hacer las papas con antelaci&#243;n. Si no te apetece hervir y machacar, puedes comprar y preparar tu mezcla de supermercado favorita (pero no se lo digas a ning&#250;n chef franc&#233;s).</p></li></ul><h2>Proceso</h2><p><strong>Fase 1</strong></p><ol><li><p>S&#237;rvete una bebida y pon tu m&#250;sica favorita. Yo cocino con bourbon y una combinaci&#243;n de rock latino y americano. </p></li><li><p>Practica el arte del <em>mise en place</em>. Esto significa mantener tus ingredientes organizados, porcionados, y listos para usar.</p></li><li><p>Precalienta el horno a la temperatura m&#225;s baja. En unos minutos lo usar&#225;s para mantener calientes los diferentes componentes de la comida mientras haces otras cosas. </p></li></ol><p><strong>Fase 2</strong></p><ol><li><p>Sazona las codornices a tu gusto, pero aseg&#250;rate de que tambi&#233;n queden sazonadas por dentro. </p></li><li><p>Coloca una ramita de romero en la cavidad de cada codorniz.</p></li><li><p>Prepara las papas majadas.</p></li><li><p>Calienta la mantequilla clarificada en una sart&#233;n profunda, suficiente grande para todas las aves. Dora las codornices por todos lados. </p></li><li><p>A&#241;ade el vino y deja hervir durante 30 segundos, luego agrega el caldo y las uvas.</p></li><li><p>Tapa la sart&#233;n y cocina a fuego lento durante 8 minutos o hasta que las codornices est&#233;n bien cocidas. </p></li><li><p>Mientras tanto, puedes cocinar las morcillas en una sart&#233;n a fuego medio-alto durante unos cuatro minutos. Luego, baja el fuego a medio-bajo y tapa durante unos cuatro minutos m&#225;s para que se cocinen bien. Despu&#233;s, retira la sart&#233;n del fuego, pero mantenla tapada y col&#243;cala en el horno.</p></li><li><p>Sirve las papas majadas en tus platos favoritos.</p></li><li><p>Saca las codornices y ponlas junto con las papas. Deja la salsa con las uvas en la sart&#233;n. Regresa el plato al horno.</p></li><li><p>Sube el fuego y deja hervir la salsa hasta que adquiera una consistencia de alm&#237;bar. Cuela la salsa, vi&#233;rtela sobre las codornices y sirve.</p></li><li><p>&#161;Buen provecho!</p></li></ol><h2>Aqu&#237; hay algunas fotos y una pregunta.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a5d3c12-ea6e-4990-91d9-86cbc6994f47_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/68741bac-9693-4140-82ca-ad70143b7aa2_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ede4c77f-7e69-4bdd-981e-3ad22775fafb_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17352494-deb5-45b0-bc5d-31eff4d2f922_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/50e6811c-4033-46df-978a-2f86540df679_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d2a73a9c-1ff8-48a0-bd36-53a746ff3038_1456x1210.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3>Pregunta: &#191;Cu&#225;l es tu comida francesa favorita?</h3><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes is a es una newsletter apoyada por lectores. Para recibir nuevas publicaciones y apoyar mi trabajo considera suscribirte. </p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>SeRVD es el nombre del juego de cartas. Totalmente recomendado. Tienen versiones para parejas, amistades y familias enteras.</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El dulce beso del ajo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incluye un enlace a tres recetas de postres con ajo.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/el-dulce-beso-del-ajo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/el-dulce-beso-del-ajo</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:56:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hola, espero que est&#233;s bien. Te doy la bienvenida a otra publicaci&#243;n en It's Food O' Clock donde comparto mi fascinaci&#243;n por la comida y la cocina. Este post es sobre el ajo e <strong>incluye un enlace a tres recetas de postres con ajo</strong>. &#161;S&#237;, postres con ajo! Recuerda darle a me gusta, dejar un comentario, compartir y, si a&#250;n no lo has hecho&#8230; </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Algunos alimentos se consideran atemporales. Si le preguntas al ciudadano medio por su origen, te dir&#237;a que existen desde &#8220;siempre&#8221;. Se trata de alimentos que, en muchos casos, la gente empez&#243; a utilizar como remedio para dolencias, complemento diet&#233;tico o energizante antes de su haza&#241;a gastron&#243;mica. Tal es la historia del ajo, que probablemente sea el primer medicamento conocido. </p><blockquote><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.65321">Originario de alg&#250;n lugar del Asia Central</a>, se cree que los sumerios introdujeron el ajo en China entre 2600 y 2100 a. 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viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="true">The New York Public Library</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>A lo largo de la historia, el ajo se ha utilizado para tratar muchas dolencias y afecciones. Sus usos medicinales se encuentran en escrituras antiguas, desde los sumerios hasta China, los romanos y la India. Todav&#237;a se utiliza como medicina en la actualidad. En un art&#237;culo titulado <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8817288https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8817288">Revealing the Therapeutic Uses of Garlic and its Potential for Drug Discovery</a></em> (Revelando los usos terap&#233;uticos del ajo y su potencial para el descubrimiento de f&#225;rmacos), el autor se&#241;ala lo siguiente: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;El ajo, que se utiliza como condimento y como ingrediente aromatizante, posee componentes nutricionales fundamentales. En esta planta se encuentran en abundancia carbohidratos, prote&#237;nas, grasas, minerales, agua y vitaminas. La planta tambi&#233;n tiene un alto valor medicinal y se utiliza para curar una variedad de enfermedades humanas. Tiene propiedades antiinflamatorias, reumatol&#243;gicas, inhibidoras de &#250;lceras, anticolin&#233;rgicas, analg&#233;sicas, antimicrobianas, antiestr&#233;s, antidiab&#233;ticas, anticancer&#237;genas, protectoras del h&#237;gado, antihelm&#237;nticas, antioxidantes, antif&#250;ngicas y cicatrizantes, as&#237; como propiedades que ayudan con el asma, la artritis, la fiebre cr&#243;nica, la tuberculosis, el goteo nasal, la malaria, la lepra, la decoloraci&#243;n y el picor de la piel, la indigesti&#243;n, los c&#243;licos, el agrandamiento del bazo, las hemorroides, la f&#237;stula, la fractura &#243;sea, la gota, las enfermedades del tracto urinario, la diabetes, piedras renales, la anemia, la ictericia, la epilepsia, las cataratas y la ceguera nocturna&#8221;. </p></blockquote><p>Adem&#225;s de sus propiedades medicinales y su diversidad culinaria, el ajo posee propiedades que se encuentran entre la realidad y la mitolog&#237;a. En las profesiones que requieren trabajar en la hierba alta, los trabajadores atan cabezas de ajo o se aplican pasta de ajo en los zapatos y la ropa para repeler a las serpientes, de forma muy similar a como lo &#8220;hac&#237;an en el pasado&#8221; para repeler a los vampiros. La gente cuelga ajos en sus casas por las mismas razones.  </p><p>En la Europa medieval se cre&#237;a que el ajo ten&#237;a un efecto sobre nuestro estado de &#225;nimo. En su art&#237;culo <em><a href="https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2017/05/31/the-history-of-garlic-from-medicine-to-marinara/">The History of Garlic: From Medicine to Marinara</a> (</em>La historia del ajo: de la medicina a la marinara), Sarah Lohman comparte lo siguiente: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Se pensaba que los humores eran cualidades del cuerpo que afectaban a la salud y la personalidad. El ajo, que se consideraba &#8220;picante y seco&#8221;, no deb&#237;a ser consumido por alguien que se enojaba con facilidad, pero pod&#237;a servir para animar a una persona demasiado contenida emocionalmente. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=GsNyprRS7EIC&amp;lpg=PA123&amp;dq=Structuring%20the%20Meal%3A%20The%20Revolution%20of%20Service%20%C3%A0%20la%20Russe%20Cathy%20K.%20Kaufman&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA123#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">Seg&#250;n la historiadora de la alimentaci&#243;n Cathy Kaufman</a>, un banquete medieval pod&#237;a tener una asombrosa cantidad de platos diferentes, todos puestos en la mesa a la vez, de modo que los distintos tipos de personalidad pudieran preparar una comida que se adaptara a sus humores&#8221;.</p></blockquote><p>En <em>The Language of Food<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> (El lenguaje de la comida)</em>, Theresa S. Dietz escribe sobre el simbolismo del ajo, afirmando que significa coraje, curaci&#243;n y fuerza. Tambi&#233;n ofrece una lista de sus "posibles poderes":</p><ul><li><p>Antirrobo</p></li><li><p>Afrodis&#237;aco</p></li><li><p>Atrae el amor</p></li><li><p>Exorcismo</p></li><li><p>Elemento fuego</p></li><li><p>Curaci&#243;n</p></li><li><p>Lujuria</p></li><li><p>Marte</p></li><li><p>Energ&#237;a masculina</p></li><li><p>Protecci&#243;n</p></li><li><p>Sol</p></li><li><p>Amor no correspondido</p></li></ul><p>Puedo ver c&#243;mo las propiedades del ajo han trascendido su alcance medicinal y culinario. Este ingrediente tan delicioso y poderoso ha tenido un impacto tremendo, influyendo en el arte, la cultura y las fronteras sociales. Pero mi inter&#233;s se centra en el paladar. Me fascina su versatilidad y aplicabilidad a todo tipo de gustos, especialmente a los dulces.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg" width="1024" height="608" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:608,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Garlic ice cream cone (AI generated)</figcaption></figure></div><h2>Un dulce sabor a ajo</h2><p>Es dif&#237;cil pensar en el ajo como algo dulce debido a su olor penetrante y sabor amargo. Pero el ajo es tan poderoso que puede satisfacer cada rinc&#243;n de nuestra lengua. </p><blockquote><p>Si se usa correctamente, el ajo puede endulzar un d&#237;a amargo.</p></blockquote><p>En el municipio de Lares, Puerto Rico, ubicado en las monta&#241;as del centro-oeste de la Isla, hay una helader&#237;a llamada <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/982737886/heladeria-lares-oficial/">Helader&#237;a Lares</a>. Este lugar lleva m&#225;s de cincuenta a&#241;os elaborando helados de frutas y vegetales. Hace a&#241;os, prob&#233; una cucharada de su helado de ajo. Pens&#233; que tendr&#237;a un sabor horrendo, pero me equivoqu&#233;, era majestuoso. Pasadas m&#225;s de dos d&#233;cadas, pienso en el ajo como un ingrediente clave para la mayor&#237;a de las comidas que cocino, y a menudo visito ese dulce y refrescante recuerdo en aquel hist&#243;rico pueblo. Espero con ansias explorar postres interesantes y pasteles dulces con ajo.</p><p>Pero no soy a quien &#250;nico le gustan los postres con ajo. En Toronto, Canad&#225;, se celebra el <a href="https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/">Festival del Ajo de Toronto</a>. Durante este evento, la gente disfruta del ajo en muchas formas, incluidos los postres. Algunos dulces que se disfrutan durante esta fascinante celebraci&#243;n son los brownies de chocolate con ajo, el crocante de almendras con ajo e incluso la trufa (infusionada con caf&#233;, ajo negro y maracuy&#225;). Si te gusta el ajo como a m&#237; y buscas una experiencia canadiense genial, dir&#237;a que este festival es una visita obligada. Ya est&#225; en mi lista de cosas por hacer.</p><blockquote><h3><em><strong>Enlace a las recetas </strong></em></h3><p><strong><a href="https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/surprisingly-sweet-garlic-desserts/">En el sitio web del evento, comparten recetas de bud&#237;n de pan con ajo, helado de ajo y galletas de chispas de chocolate con ajo</a>.</strong> Excelentes recetas para experimentar.</p></blockquote><p>M&#225;s cerca de casa, en la ciudad de Delray, Florida, la gente se re&#250;ne todos los a&#241;os para celebrar la &#8220;<a href="https://www.pickyourown.org/festival.php?PAGGE=/garlic-festivals.php&amp;NAME=South%20Florida%20Garlic%20Festival&amp;URL=https://www.sflgarlicfest.com#google_vignette">Mejor Fiesta Apestosa del Sur de Florida</a>&#8221;, conocida oficialmente como Garlic Fest. Aqu&#237; la gente se disfraza de ajo y pasea por su <em>Garlic Infused Gourmet Alley</em>, un recorrido por &#8220;m&#225;s de 100 art&#237;culos con ajo&#8221;. Esto incluye helado. Este lugar est&#225; a solo unas horas en auto desde Orlando, as&#237; que empezar&#233; a planificar mi visita.</p><p>En todo el mundo se celebran festivales del ajo, lo que demuestra la importancia de este manjar. Sin conocimientos cient&#237;ficos ni jerga culinaria, nuestros antepasados &#8203;&#8203;sab&#237;an que el ajo era un aliado maravilloso en la medicina, la alimentaci&#243;n y la espiritualidad. Tanto es as&#237; que se ha arraigado en nuestro ADN culinario global y se ha transmitido a trav&#233;s de festivales, rituales, arte, religi&#243;n, comida, recetas, historias, poemas y ciencia.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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Su olor y su sabor son fundamentales. En el libro <em>On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> (Sobre la comida y la cocina: la ciencia y la tradici&#243;n de la cocina), Harold McGee explica c&#243;mo estas defensas funcionan:</p><p>&#8220;Las cebollas y sus parientes, como todos sabemos por experiencia, son suaves hasta que las cortamos, momento en el que inmediatamente se vuelven bastante olorosas y pueden incluso hacernos llorar los ojos. La ventaja defensiva que esta propiedad tiene para la planta es obvia. El ajo fue la primera de estas verduras que se investig&#243; a fondo. Su tejido contiene un precursor inodoro, derivado del amino&#225;cido ciste&#237;na, que contiene azufre y es estable en condiciones normales. Cuando alteramos las c&#233;lulas del tejido, este compuesto entra en contacto con una enzima que lo convierte en mol&#233;culas de amon&#237;aco, &#225;cido pir&#250;vico y un compuesto inestable ligeramente parecido al ajo. Este a su vez se descompone en disulfuro de alilo, el principal y poderoso componente del olor a ajo&#8221;.</p><h2>Dato Curioso</h2><p>La creencia de que el ajo repel&#237;a a los vampiros (las criaturas m&#237;ticas de nuestras historias) proviene de una enfermedad real (porfiria), combinada con la falta de conocimiento cient&#237;fico y la religi&#243;n. Esta enfermedad es una combinaci&#243;n de trastornos que causa palidez, encogimiento de las enc&#237;as (haciendo que los dientes parezcan m&#225;s grandes), sensibilidad a la luz y aversi&#243;n al ajo (que empeora los s&#237;ntomas). Ya puedes descolgar los bulbos de ajo de tu casa sin problemas, a menos que tengas serpientes deambulando a los alrededores.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1471476730017-8169d050fa19?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHxnYXJsaWN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzMyOTkzNDE4fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1471476730017-8169d050fa19?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHxnYXJsaWN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzMyOTkzNDE4fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="true">Annie Spratt</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>No importa lo apestoso y amargo que sea, a la mayor&#237;a de los humanos les encanta el ajo. <a href="https://www.factmr.com/report/303/garlic-market">Segun la p&#225;gina Fact.MR</a>, en su reporte sobre el mercado del ajo, las ventas de este se proyectan a $35.85 bollones de d&#243;lares para finales del 2033. Este reporte tambi&#233;n comparte sobre c&#243;mo el enfoque en la salud y el fitness, la creciente popularidad del veganismo, y la demanda de medicina herbaria y tradicional en todo el mundo han hecho que el consumo de ajo incremente. Esto a su vez ha impulsado los estudios y desarrollo (R&amp;D) sobre el us del ajo.</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">Hay dos tipos de ajo, </a><em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">Allium sativum</a></em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1"> (cuello blando) y </a><em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">A. longicuspis</a></em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1"> (cuello duro), y cada uno tiene sus propias variedades.</a></p></blockquote><p>Estoy entusiasmado por comenzar a experimentar con el lado dulce del ajo. De repente, me vienen a la mente un <em>helado de ajo ahumado</em> o <em>waffles rociados con miel infusionada con ajo asado</em>.<strong> &#191;Y t&#250;, robar&#237;as el dulce beso del ajo? &#161;Deja un comentario!</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes (Slopes and Tangents) es una publicaci&#243;n apoyada por suscriptores. 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Rage Kindelsperger.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>McGee, H. (1984). <em>On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen</em>.</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweet kiss of garlic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Includes a link to three recipes for desserts using garlic.]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/the-sweet-kiss-of-garlic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/the-sweet-kiss-of-garlic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:55:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hi, I hope you are doing well. Welcome to another post in It's Food O' Clock where I share my fascination with food and cooking. This post is all about garlic and <strong>includes a link to three recipes for desserts using garlic.</strong> Yes, garlic dessert! Remember to hit like, leave a comment, share, and if you haven't done so&#8230;</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Some foods are considered timeless. If you ask your average citizen about its origin, they would say it's been around "forever.&#8221; These are the kind of food that, in many cases, people started using as a cure for ailments, a dietary supplement, or an energy booster before their gastronomical exploit. Such is the story of garlic, which is probably the first known medicine. </p><blockquote><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.65321">Originating somewhere in Middle Asia</a>, it is believed that the Sumerians introduced garlic to China between 2600 and 2100 BC.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1726921300399-8dcf884e9093?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNDJ8fGdhcmxpY3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3MzI5OTM1MzR8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1726921300399-8dcf884e9093?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNDJ8fGdhcmxpY3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3MzI5OTM1MzR8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="true">The New York Public Library</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Throughout history, garlic has been used to deal with many ailments and conditions. Its medicinal uses are found in ancient scriptures from the Sumerians to China, the Romans, and India. It is still used as medicine nowadays. In a paper titled Revealing the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8817288">Therapeutic Uses of Garlic and its Potential for Drug Discovery</a>, the author notes the following:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Garlic, which is utilized as a spice and flavoring ingredient, is found to have fundamental nutritional components. Carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, water, and vitamins are all found in abundance in this plant. The plant also has a high medicinal value and is used to cure a variety of human diseases. It has anti-inflammatory, rheumatological, ulcer inhibiting, anticholinergic, analgesic, antimicrobial, antistress, antidiabetes, anticancer, liver protection, anthelmintics, antioxidants, antifungal, and wound healing properties, as well as properties that help with asthma, arthritis, chronic fever, tuberculosis, runny nose, malaria, leprosy, skin discoloration, and itching, indigestion, colic, enlarged spleen, hemorrhoids, fistula, bone fracture, gout, urinary tract disease, diabetes, kidney stones, anemia, jaundice, epilepsy, cataract, and night blindness.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Besides medical qualities and culinary diversity, garlic has properties that exist between reality and mythology. For occupations that require working in tall grass, workers tie up garlic bulbs or apply garlic paste to their shoes and clothes to repel snakes, much like they &#8220;used it&#8221; in the past to repel vampires. People hang up garlic around their houses for the same reasons.</p><p>In medieval Europe, garlic was believed to have an effect on our humor states. In her article <em><a href="https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2017/05/31/the-history-of-garlic-from-medicine-to-marinara/">The History of Garlic: From Medicine to Marinara</a></em>, Sarah Lohman shared:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Humors were thought to be qualities of the body that affected on your health and personality. Garlic, which was thought be &#8220;hot and dry,&#8221; shouldn&#8217;t be consumed by someone who was quick to anger, but might succeed in pepping up a person who was too emotionally restrained. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=GsNyprRS7EIC&amp;lpg=PA123&amp;dq=Structuring%20the%20Meal%3A%20The%20Revolution%20of%20Service%20%C3%A0%20la%20Russe%20Cathy%20K.%20Kaufman&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA123#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">According to food historian Cathy Kaufman</a>, a medieval feast might have a staggering amount of different dishes, all laid on the table at one time, so that different personality types could construct a meal that fit their humors.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>In <em>The Language of Food<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a></em>, Theresa S. Dietz writes about garlic&#8217;s symbolism, stating that it means courage, getting well, and strength. She also provides a list of its &#8216;possible powers&#8217;:</p><ul><li><p>Anti-theft</p></li><li><p>Aphrodisiac</p></li><li><p>Attracts love</p></li><li><p>Exorcism</p></li><li><p>Fire element</p></li><li><p>Healing</p></li><li><p>Lust</p></li><li><p>Mars</p></li><li><p>Masculine energy</p></li><li><p>Protection</p></li><li><p>Sun</p></li><li><p>Unrequited love</p></li></ul><p>I can see how garlic&#8217;s properties have gone beyond their medicinal and culinary reach. Such a delicious and powerful ingredient has impacted tremendously, influencing art, culture, and social boundaries. But my interest pertains to the palate. I am fascinated by its versatility and applicability to all kinds of tastes, especially sweets.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg" width="1024" height="608" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:608,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JPFi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6824c23b-a13a-4750-8f6a-403bade7d190_1024x608.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Garlic ice cream cone (AI generated)</figcaption></figure></div><h2>A sweet taste of garlic</h2><p>It is hard to think of garlic as something sweet due to its pungent smell and bitter taste. But garlic is so powerful that it can satisfy every corner of our tongue. </p><blockquote><p>Properly used, garlic can sweeten a bitter day.</p></blockquote><p>In the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico located in the central-western mountains of the Island, there is an ice cream place called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/982737886/heladeria-lares-oficial/">Helader&#237;a Lares</a>. For over fifty years this place has been making ice cream out of fruits and vegetables. Years ago, I tried a spoonful of their garlic ice cream. I thought it would have a horrendous flavor, but I was wrong, it was majestic. Fast forward more than two decades, I think of garlic as a key ingredient for most meals I cook, and I often visit that sweet and cooling memory in that historic town. I look forward to exploring interesting desserts and sweet pastries with garlic.</p><p>But it is not just me who likes sweet garlic treats. In Toronto, Canada they celebrate the <a href="https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/">Toronto Garlic Festival</a>. During this event, people enjoy garlic in many forms including desserts. Some sweet treats enjoyed during this fascinating celebration include garlic chocolate brownies, garlic almond crunch, and even truffles (infused with coffee, black garlic, and passion fruit). If you are into garlic like me and are looking for a cool Canadian experience, I'd say this festival is a must. It is already on my bucket list.</p><blockquote><h3><em><strong>Link to recipes </strong></em></h3><p><strong><a href="https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/surprisingly-sweet-garlic-desserts/https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/surprisingly-sweet-garlic-desserts/">On the event&#8217;s website, they share recipes for Garlic Bread Pudding, Garlic Ice Cream, and Garlic Chocolate Chip Cookies</a></strong>. Excellent recipes to experiment with.  </p></blockquote><p>Closer to home, in the town of Delray, Florida people gather every year to celebrate the &#8220;<a href="https://www.pickyourown.org/festival.php?PAGGE=/garlic-festivals.php&amp;NAME=South%20Florida%20Garlic%20Festival&amp;URL=https://www.sflgarlicfest.com#google_vignette">Best Stinkin&#8217; Party in South Florida</a>&#8221;, officially known as Garlic Fest. Here people wear garlic costumes and walk down their <em>Garlic Infused Gourmet Alley, </em>a trip through &#8220;over 100 garlic-laced items&#8221;. This includes ice cream. This one is only a few hours&#8217; drive from Orlando so I will start planning my visit.</p><p>There are garlic festivals all over the world. This demonstrates the significance of such a delicacy. Without factual or scientific knowledge or culinary jargon, our ancestors knew garlic was a wonderful ally in medicine, food, and spirituality. It is so much so that it has been ingrained into our global culinary DNA, and passed on through festivals, rituals, art, religion, food, recipes, stories, poems, and science.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1728674342665-156591462f1a?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8Z2FybGljfGVufDB8fHx8MTczMjk5MzQyN3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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It is all about the smell and the taste. In the book On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>, Harold McGee explains how these defenses work:</p><p>&#8220;Onions and their relatives, as we all know from experience, are mild-mannered until we cut into them, at which point they immediately become quite odiferous and may even make our eyes water. The defensive advantage such a property has for the plant is obvious. Garlic was the first of these vegetables to be investigated thoroughly. Its tissue contains an odorless precursor, derived from the common sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine, which is stable in normal conditions. When we disrupt the tissue's cells, this compound is brought into contact with an enzyme that converts it into molecules of ammonia, pyruvic acid, and a mildly garlicky but unstable compound. This in turn breaks down into diallyl disulfide, the major and powerful constituent of garlic odor.&#8221;</p><h2>Fun Fact</h2><p>The belief that garlic repelled vampires (the mythical creatures of our stories) comes from an actual desease (<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/11/health/garlic-facts-history-wellness/index.html">Porphyria</a>), combined with lack of scientific knowledge and religion. This disease is a combination of disorders that causes pale skin, shrinking gums (making teeth look bigger), sensitivity to light, and an aversion to garlic (which worsens the symptoms). You can safely unhang the garlic bulbs around your home now, unless you have snakes around.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1471476730017-8169d050fa19?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHxnYXJsaWN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzMyOTkzNDE4fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1471476730017-8169d050fa19?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHxnYXJsaWN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzMyOTkzNDE4fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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This report also shares how the focus on health and fitness, the growing popularity of veganism, and the demand for herbal and traditional medicine around the world have caused garlic consumption to increase. This in turn has boosted research and development on the use of garlic.</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">There are two types of garlic, </a><em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">Allium Sativum</a></em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1"> (Softneck) and </a><em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1">A. longicuspis</a></em><a href="https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/garlic-1"> (Hardneck), and each has its own varieties. </a></p></blockquote><p>I am excited to start experimenting with garlic&#8217;s sweet side. Suddenly, <em>smoky roasted garlic ice cream</em> or <em>waffles drizzled with roasted garlic-infused honey</em> come to mind. <strong>What about you? Would you taste the sweet kiss of garlic? Leave a comment!</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes (Slopes and Tangents) is a subscriber-supported publication. 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Rage Kindelsperger.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>McGee, H. (1984). <em>On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen</em>.</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berenjenas asadas con condimento de miso y ajo.]]></title><description><![CDATA["No s&#233; qu&#233; tan vegana (dentro del espectro vegano) era la comida que prepar&#233;, pero lo era, y me encant&#243;. A todos les encant&#243;. La comida vegana no es mala y si sabes cocinarla es a&#250;n mejor."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/berenjenas-asadas-con-condimento</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/berenjenas-asadas-con-condimento</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:18:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hola, espero que est&#233;s bien. Te doy la bienvenida a otra publicaci&#243;n en It's Food O'clock, donde comparto mis aventuras con la comida y la cocina. La publicaci&#243;n de hoy trata sobre c&#243;mo cocinar berenjenas deliciosas si necesidad de carnes. Si te gusta lo que lees, ay&#250;dame d&#225;ndole a me gusta, compartiendo y dejando un comentario. &#191;A ti tambi&#233;n te gusta la berenjena? Y si es as&#237;, &#191;cu&#225;l es tu mejor comida con berenjenas? Ah, y suscr&#237;bete para recibir notificaciones cuando publique algo nuevo. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>En casa hemos estado hablando de comer m&#225;s verduras, y la berenjena ha surgido varias veces. Ya hab&#237;amos cocinado berenjenas antes, y cuando era m&#225;s joven la prob&#233; varias veces. Pero era algo que nunca hab&#237;a estado en nuestro men&#250; semanal.  </p><p>Eso fue hasta que mi hijastro y yo visitamos Mr. Wang Sports BBQ, un restaurante en el barrio chino de Orlando. Probamos su berenjena al ajo y nos transformamos. Poco despu&#233;s llev&#233; a mi esposa a una cita y ella tambi&#233;n se convirti&#243; en creyente, e incluso mi hija est&#225; fascinada con la berenjena.</p><blockquote><p>Esta se est&#225; convirtiendo poco a poco en algo habitual en casa.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6742939,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Pero esta comida/receta que estoy compartiendo hoy ten&#237;a un doble prop&#243;sito. S&#237;, uno era la exploraci&#243;n de la berenjena, pero otro era demostrarle algo a mi hijastro. </p><blockquote><p>La noche anterior (de cuando cocin&#233; esta receta), est&#225;bamos cenando y mencion&#233; que quer&#237;a hacer una comida al d&#237;a siguiente que no tuviera carne y mi hijastro dijo &#8220;la comer&#233;, pero no puede ser vegana&#8221;. En mi cabeza dije &#8220;reto aceptado&#8221;. </p></blockquote><p>No s&#233; qu&#233; tan vegana (dentro del espectro vegano) era la comida que prepar&#233;, pero lo era, y me encant&#243;. A todos les encant&#243;. La comida vegana no es mala y si sabes cocinarla es a&#250;n mejor.</p><h2>La receta</h2><p><strong>Berenjenas asadas con condimento de miso y ajo, sobre arroz integral salteado con verduras mixtas (brotes de frijoles o bean sprouts, coles de Bruselas y Yu Choi). Surve para cuatro personas.</strong></p><h3>Ingredientes </h3><ul><li><p>Dos berenjenas largas o una gruesa. Necesitar&#225;s cuatro porciones. &#127814;</p></li><li><p>1.5 tazas de arroz integral &#127834;</p></li><li><p>3.5 tazas de agua &#128166;</p></li><li><p>Un manojo de yu-choy (unos 8 tallos) &#127807;</p></li><li><p>Un pu&#241;ado (y un poco m&#225;s) de brotes de frijol (bean sprouts).</p></li><li><p>Unas 6 cabezas de coles de Bruselas (las peque&#241;as) </p></li><li><p>Aceite de oliva &#129746;</p></li><li><p>1 cucharada de Aceite de s&#233;samo </p></li><li><p>Sal &#129474;</p></li><li><p>5 dientes de ajo (picados peque&#241;os) &#129476;</p></li><li><p>Una cucharada de pasta de miso </p></li><li><p>Media taza de salsa de soja </p></li><li><p>Salsa hoisin para rociar por encima (opcional).</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Procedimiento </h3><ol><li><p>Lava bien el arroz, vierte aproximadamente una cucharada de aceite de oliva en una olla y cali&#233;ntalo, agrega el arroz y c&#250;brelo con tres tazas de agua y dos cucharaditas de sal. Lleva a ebullici&#243;n y luego reduce el fuego a bajo. Deja cocinar durante unos 40 minutos o hasta que est&#233; listo. Mientras tanto, prepara las berenjenas.</p></li><li><p>Corta cada berenjena en dos y luego corta cada trozo a lo largo. Luego, con cuidado y con un cuchillo afilado, corta la berenjena desde el interior (como haciendo marcas de parrilla). Roc&#237;a aceite de oliva sobre cada trozo, y espolvorea un poco de sal. D&#233;jalo a un lado.</p></li><li><p>Corta los extremos de las coles de Bruselas y c&#243;rtalas en rodajas. Corta los extremos del yu-choy y c&#243;rtalos a lo largo en dos o cuatro trozos. Corta las hojas en trozos de una pulgada.</p></li><li><p>En un taz&#243;n, mezcla el miso, el aceite de s&#233;samo y media cucharadita de salsa de soja. Bate y mezcla bien.</p></li><li><p>Calienta una sart&#233;n con un poco de aceite de oliva a fuego medio.  Coloca la berenjena, con la parte blanca hacia abajo, roc&#237;a con aceite de oliva y una pizca de sal y cocina hasta que comience a dorarse (que quede con un dorado del lado oscuro). D&#225;le vuelta cada pieza y esparce la pasta de miso, ajo, aceite s&#233;samo y soja sobre cada una de ellas de la forma m&#225;s uniforme posible y deja que se dore un poco por el lado de la piel. Agrega aproximadamente un cuarto de taza de agua y tapa durante unos tres minutos. Mant&#233;n los ojos bien abiertos y no dejes que se queme (regula el calor seg&#250;n corresponda).</p></li><li><p>Destapa la berenjena, voltea cada trozo y vuelve a tapar durante un minuto. Ten cuidado al dar vuelta la berenjena, ya que se ablanda y se puede romper. Debes mantener todo junto. Repite esto (tres a cinco veces) hasta que est&#233; completamente cocido y con un bonito color. Cubre y retira del fuego (pero d&#233;jalo en la sart&#233;n).</p></li><li><p>Una vez que el arroz est&#233; listo, destapa y d&#233;jalo a un lado tambi&#233;n.</p></li><li><p>Vuelve a poner la berenjena a fuego lento para reavivar la temperatura y los sabores.</p></li><li><p>En una sart&#233;n profunda con un chorrito de aceite oliva, agrega las coles de Bruselas y cocina durante un minuto. Mezcla el Yu-choy y cocina durante otro minuto. Agrega la mitad de los brotes de soja y mezcla r&#225;pidamente con el arroz, y revuelve hasta que todo est&#233; bien combinado.</p></li><li><p>Agrega la salsa de soja y revuelve r&#225;pidamente hasta que se combine de manera uniforme. En este punto puedes a&#241;adir un poco m&#225;s de brotes para textura.</p></li><li><p>Sirve el arroz en un bol y c&#250;brelo con cuidado con dos trozos de berenjena. </p></li><li><p>Opcional. Roc&#237;a un poco de salsa hoisin y disfruta.</p></li></ol><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6478717,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Esta es la primera vez que preparo este plato. La pr&#243;xima vez pienso a&#241;adir champi&#241;ones (setas) al arroz para darle una textura carnosa, pero los sabores fueron perfectos. Una comida vegana para recordar. A mi hijastro le encant&#243;. </p><p>Si quieres romper los l&#237;mites del veganismo, puedes poner un huevo frito encima, mezclar huevos revueltos con el arroz y usar mantequilla para las berenjenas en lugar de aceite (y hasta bacon), pero esta comida no necesita carne.</p><h3>D&#233;jame saber en los comentarios como te gusta comer la berenjena y cu&#225;les son esas comidas que para ti no necesitan carne para satisfacer tu hambre y paladar.</h3><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes es una publicaci&#243;n apoyada por suscriptores. 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Vegan food is not bad and if you know how to cook it is even better."]]></description><link>https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/roasted-eggplants-with-miso-and-garlic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://juanbaez.substack.com/p/roasted-eggplants-with-miso-and-garlic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Baez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:17:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hey everyone, I hope you are doing great. Welcome to another post in It's Food O&#8217;clock, where I share about my affairs with food and cooking. Today's post is about cooking eggplant deliciously. If you like what you read, help me out by hitting like, sharing, and leaving a comment. <strong>Do you even like eggplant? And if so, what's your best eggplant meal?</strong> Oh, and subscribe to get notifications when I post something new.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocVW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb4af433-d0a4-4988-92d9-688698dfb21d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>We have been talking at home about eating more vegetables, and eggplant has come up a few times. We have cooked eggplant before, and when younger I tried it a few times, but it was something that was never on the main menu. </p><p>That was until my stepson, and I visited Mr. Wang Sports BBQ, a restaurant in Orlando&#8217;s Chinatown. We tried their garlic eggplant, and we were transformed. Soon I took my wife there on a date and she also became a believer, and even my daughter is fascinated with it.   </p><blockquote><p>It is slowly becoming a regular in our weekly meals.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6742939,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MINm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F72cc91d4-28bb-48ac-992c-eff3dc97fec2_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>But this meal / recipe that I am sharing today had a double purpose. Yes, one was the exploration of eggplant, but another one was to prove something to my stepson. </p><blockquote><p>The night before (before I started writing this), we were having dinner, and I mentioned that I wanted to make a meal the next day that would be meatless. My stepson frowned and said, &#8220;I'll eat it, but it cannot be fully vegan&#8221;. In my head I said, &#8220;challenge accepted&#8221;.</p></blockquote><p>I don't know how vegan (within the vegan spectrum) was the meal I made but I loved it. Everyone loved it. Vegan food is not bad and if you know how to cook it is even better.</p><h2>The recipe</h2><p><strong>Roasted eggplants with miso and garlic seasoning, over mixed vegetables stirred brown rice (Bean sprouts, brussels sprouts, and Yu Choi). Serves four.</strong></p><h3>Ingredients </h3><ul><li><p>Two long eggplants, or one thick one. You need four portions. &#127814;</p></li><li><p>1.5 cups of brown rice &#127834;</p></li><li><p>3.5 cups of water &#128166; </p></li><li><p>A bunch of Yu-choy (about 8 stalks) &#127807; </p></li><li><p>Fistful (and a bit more) of bean sprouts &#127793;</p></li><li><p>About 6 heads of brussels sprouts (the small ones) </p></li><li><p>Olive oil &#129746; </p></li><li><p>1 tbsp of Sesame oil </p></li><li><p>Salt &#129474; </p></li><li><p>5 cloves of garlic (chopped small) &#129476;</p></li><li><p>A tablespoon of miso paste </p></li><li><p>Half a cup of soy sauce </p></li><li><p>Hoisin sauce to drizzle over (Optional).</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CZpg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fada302f3-742e-4af6-99da-536979b47fec_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CZpg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fada302f3-742e-4af6-99da-536979b47fec_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ada302f3-742e-4af6-99da-536979b47fec_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:5183483,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" 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Stir in the rice and cover with three cups of water and two teaspoons of salt. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Cover and let cook for about 40 minutes or until done. In the meantime, prepare the eggplants.</p></li><li><p>Cut each eggplant in two and then cut each piece lengthwise. Then, carefully and with a sharp knife, square the eggplant from the inside (like tracing grill marks). Drizzle olive oil over each piece, sprinkle some salt, and set aside.</p></li><li><p>Cut the ends of the brussels sprouts and slice them. Cut off the yu-choy ends and slice them lengthwise in two. Chop the yu-choi leaves into one-inch pieces.</p></li><li><p>In a bowl, mix the miso, the sesame oil, and half a teaspoon of soy sauce. Whisk and mix well.</p></li><li><p>Heat up a pan with some olive oil until it is at medium heat. Place the eggplant, white part face down, drizzle olive oil over and a sprinkle of salt, and cook until it starts browning (on the darker side). Flip each piece and spread the miso-garlic-oil-soy paste over each as evenly as possible and let brown a bit on the skin side. Drop in about one quarter cup of water and cover for about three minutes. Keep your eyes open and don't let it burn (regulate heat accordingly.</p></li><li><p>Uncover the eggplant, flip each piece, and cover again for a minute. Be delicate when turning them as they get soft and can break. You want to keep the whole thing together. Repeat this (three to five times), until fully cooked and with a nice color. Cover and take it off the fire (but keep it in the pan).</p></li><li><p>Once the rice is ready, uncover it and set it aside as well.</p></li><li><p>Put the eggplant back on low fire to rekindle the temperature and flavors.</p></li><li><p>In a deep skillet with a drizzle of oil throw in the brussels sprouts and cook for a minute. Mix in the Yu-choy and cook for another minute. Put in half of the bean sprouts and quickly mix in the rice and stir until everything is well combined.</p></li><li><p>Throw in the soy sauce and stir quickly until evenly combined. Optional: at this moment I threw in a few more bean sprouts to keep the crunchy texture.</p></li><li><p>Serve the rice in a bowl and carefully top it with two pieces of eggplant. </p></li><li><p>Optional. Drizzle just a bit of hoisin sauce and enjoy.</p></li></ol><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6478717,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yjV_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b9c78f-94ae-4ed1-b604-928f90c69d7d_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This is the first time I have made this dish. Next time I plan to add mushrooms to the rice for meaty texture, but the flavors were spot on. A vegan meal to remember. My stepson loved it. </p><p>If you want to break the boundaries of veganism you can put a fried egg on top, mix scrambled eggs with the rice, and use butter for the eggplants instead of oil, and maybe even some bacon. But this meal needs no meat.</p><h3>Let me know in the comments how you like to eat eggplant and what are those foods that do not need meat to satisfy your hunger and palate.</h3><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes (Slopes and Tangents) is a subscriber-supported publication. 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Les doy la bienvenida a otro post en la secci&#243;n It&#8217;s Food o&#8217; Clock, donde comparto mi pasi&#243;n por la buena comida, la cocina, los libros de cocina y la historia de la comida. Si te gusta mi contenido, te invito a darle a me gusta, dejar un comentario, compartir el post y si a&#250;n no lo has hecho...</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Las personas que cocinan siempre tienen platos que quieren recrear. Sabores que despiertan recuerdos de la infancia, de una experiencia en un restaurante o de aquella comida que despert&#243; una idea. Buscamos sabores del pasado y queremos prepararlos y probarlos repetidamente para reforzar nuestro recuerdo de ellos. Dejamos esas recetas en un segundo plano durante largos periodos hasta llegar a extra&#241;arlos. Usamos el a&#241;oro como un ingrediente para elevar el sabor. Los cocineros somos nost&#225;lgicos y rom&#225;nticos.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7623712,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Mi abuela materna era una cocinera tremenda. Preparaba esta ensalada con un sabor tan especial que, aunque no la haya probado en d&#233;cadas, todav&#237;a la recuerdo. La que prepar&#233; hace poco (y que inspir&#243; este post) me llev&#243; hasta all&#237;, con la ayuda de uno de mis libros de cocina favoritos: Cocina Tropical del <a href="https://www.josesantaella.com/">chef Jos&#233; Santaella</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg" width="1456" height="605" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:605,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2443380,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Mi esposa me regal&#243; este libro hace a&#241;os por Navidad. A menudo recurro a &#233;l para buscar sabidur&#237;a, especialmente en la temporada navide&#241;a. Eleva la cocina puertorrique&#241;a a un nivel superior sin perder la conexi&#243;n con, bueno, la abuela, mam&#225;, nuestras t&#237;as y cualquier persona de nuestro pasado de quienes crecimos comiendo comida incre&#237;ble.</p><p>(En el v&#237;deo se puede escuchar a nuestra perra bebiendo agua.)</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;b2aeb705-3ab0-478b-a249-2276c9dbb174&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>La Serenata de Bacalao es un plato sencillo que no pretende ser m&#225;s de lo que es. Es b&#225;sico. Verduras de ra&#237;z (Viandas) y frutas cocidas. Bacalao desmenuzado (desalado durante horas y escalfado). Huevos cocidos. Aderezados con alg&#250;n tipo de vinagreta o mojo, y un poco de aguacate. Llena el est&#243;mago. Pero a un plato tan sencillo se le puede dar la singularidad de nuestros propios sabores, y Santaella me inspir&#243; a eso con su receta.</p><p>A los componentes anteriores puedes agregar tu toque de cebolla roja encurtida, tomates en cubitos, lechuga, aguacate, pimientos dulces, etc. Yo lo roci&#233; con una mezcla emulsionada de vinagre de sushi, culantro o recao finamente picado (tambi&#233;n puedes usar cilantro), vinagre de sidra de manzana, sal, pimienta, ajo en polvo, y aceite de oliva. Tambi&#233;n lo acompa&#241;&#233; con ma&#237;z escalfado. Toda la familia estuvo de acuerdo en que esta comida deber&#237;a repetirse a menudo. Lo serv&#237; a temperatura templada y la combinaci&#243;n de texturas (crujiente, almidonada, carnosa y cremosa) fue perfecta. Es un plato interesante, de origen humilde, que trasciende generaciones y estilos.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6177969,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>&#191;Cu&#225;l es ese libro de cocina o receta que te hace volver a la infancia? Cu&#233;ntamelo en los comentarios.</h2><p>A continuaci&#243;n, te dejo algunas im&#225;genes del libro.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5c74b91b-ae09-41e1-b639-5750c804e47b_1740x2190.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67a7f185-85f2-4614-9630-98227c2db7b0_1761x2238.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0861b542-3545-46c0-9021-837a93fa9c12_2981x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/797d1353-545d-4ef6-8ed0-27fbbceee6cb_1614x3292.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/363ec9f4-73b3-40e0-9e1e-ad94a7aebc60_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d462e0ac-433f-42ee-96f7-8facf82ba739_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8eb48d97-48c6-4afd-82b5-e19c10b78bed_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes es una publicaci&#243;n apoyada por suscriptores. 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If you like my content, I invite you to hit like, leave a comment, share the post, and if you haven&#8217;t done so...</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>People who cook always have dishes they want to recreate. Flavors that bring back memories of childhood, of a restaurant experience, or of that meal that sparked an idea. We seek out flavors from the past and want to prepare and taste them repeatedly to reinforce our memory of them. We put those recipes on the back burner for extended periods until we miss them. We use nostalgia as an ingredient to elevate flavor. Cooks are nostalgic and romantic.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7623712,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kABe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee92acf7-152c-4a35-8d46-55623da3cec3_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>My grandmother from my mom's side was a tremendous cook. She would make this salad with such a taste that, even while not having tasted it in decades, I still remember it. The one I made recently (that inspired this post) took me there, with the assistance of one of my favorite cookbooks. <strong>Cocina Tropical</strong> by <a href="https://www.josesantaella.com/">chef Jos&#233; Santaella</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg" width="1456" height="605" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:605,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2443380,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xkGy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd665ee7f-9ce3-4f19-b05a-b317d65c011d_4032x1674.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>My wife gave me this book as a Christmas present years ago. I often come back to it to seek wisdom often, especially in the Christmas season. It elevates Puerto Rican cuisine to a finer level without losing the connect to, well, grandma, and mom, and our aunts and anyone from our past that we grew eating amazing food from. </p><p>(In the video you can hear our dog drinking water.) </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;b2aeb705-3ab0-478b-a249-2276c9dbb174&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Serenata de Bacalao is a simple dish that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. It is basic. Boiled root vegetables and fruits. Shredded salted cod fish (desalted for hours and poached). Boiled eggs. Topped with some kind of vinaigrette or mojo, and some avocado. It feels the stomach. But such a simple plate can be given the uniqueness of our own flavors, and Santaella inspired me to do that with his recipe.</p><p>To the previous components you can add your touch of pickled red onion, diced tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, sweet peppers, etc. I drizzled it with an emulsified mix of sushi vinegar, finely chopped culantro or <em>recao</em> (you can also use cilantro), apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and olive oil. I also accompanied it with poached corn. All the family agreed that this meal should be repeated often. I served it at a warm temperature, and the combination of textures (crunchy, starchy, meaty, and creamy) was on point. This is an interesting plate, with a humble origin, which transcends generations and styles.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg" width="1456" height="656" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:656,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:6177969,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bIZa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9eddce7f-d66b-4545-8a22-725cd382e450_4032x1816.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>What is that cookbook or recipe that takes you back to childhood? Let me know in the comments.</h2><p>Here are some images of the book.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9dd4d33f-09d0-406f-a609-2c0f9a98afbd_1740x2190.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/02fce1ec-53b1-4bf0-ba06-c34827c73e1f_1761x2238.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2e84153e-4f29-42b6-a0a1-87fc021678bf_2981x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cdde06cd-2824-4d07-81c3-56a29bb4305e_1614x3292.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/79c18c70-8331-400d-87ae-fabec5b47f77_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e01035df-f511-4250-9468-77cc5d58c239_4032x1816.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3135d124-3b1c-4c4e-b97d-fb65839b71f8_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://juanbaez.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Vertientes y Tangentes (Slopes and Tangents) is a subscriber-supported publication. 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