There’s a seriousness and beauty to a food whose preparation begins with the need to dig a rather large hole. Though it might come as a surprise that throughout the global history of gastronomy, ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Inside El Pica 1 in Texcoco, Mexico, the original barbecue of the Americas is still being cooked low and slow inside of pit ovens. The restaurant's lamb barbacoa recipe ...

The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Two hours north of Mexico City, in the state of Hidalgo, is Actopan, commonly considered ...