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Taco Literacy

Writing Transnational Mexican Foodways

August 19, 2018

When Taco Literacy Went to California

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April 27, 2018

Notes for the Taco Camino

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April 24, 2018April 26, 2018

Special Guest: Irwin Sanchez of Tlaxcal Kitchen

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April 20, 2018April 23, 2018

Class Guest: Victoria Bouloubasis on Confianza en Carolina Norte

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April 17, 2018April 18, 2018

Hemispheric Colonialism and Counter-Narratives

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April 17, 2018April 18, 2018

For April 20 Class with Victoria Bouloubasis

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April 15, 2018April 15, 2018

Class Guest: Robert Sietsema of Eater

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April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Ritual, Ceremony, & Searching for Origins

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April 6, 2018April 9, 2018

Our Sacred Maíz is Our Mother

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Always trust the students. 😎 #QueensFoodways
The roti shop's bar--not the subject here but cool to look at all the same. The plain roti is my answer to flour tortillas in NYC. Today showed up to buy five to go. 😊 #queensfoodways
taco placero, el gusto es mio ✨🌮
Really, really, really wanted to like the tacos at this hipster spot in Pittsburgh, because rarely have I met a taco I couldn't love at some level. 😂 But as one must pass through a windowed kitchen to the dining area, first I noted no Latinx folks back there. But at least somebody was pressing flour tortillas--however directly to a conveyer belt (typical of Chinese Mexican taco spots in California and also parts of NYC). Nevertheless, when these two al pastor tacos arrived, first thing I discovered, alas, the masa de esas tortillas de harina was not fully cooked. 😮. I mean, I ate them, but it was like eating Crisco. 😂. #WaitTilTheyRise #tacoliteracy
Thanks to @strawberrypiez from the #QueensFoodways crew for this find from foodbloggersofcanada.com: a set of food writing prompts to generate text.
The #QueensFoodways crew is on Spring Break, but still out doing the foodways research, and so am I. But a quick break from tacos and tortas for a French sandwich, la baguez at @bistroeloisenyc near #AstoriaBlvd not too far from #LGA. Hallal Moroccan sausage, harissa mayo, and fries on a baguette. 🇫🇷
#MexicanKentucky in #BooneCounty ✨🌮✨
"neta güey"
logical reasoning
For the #queensfoodways crew: a wordbank for sensory description.
#tbt for Valentina. ♥🌶✨
In Southeast Arizona, we say burro, not burrito.
The Colombian 🍔 strikes again. Been a little while since I have been back to @jugosprontitoyalgomas. Since before the trip to Colombia, but I write en confianza that this one is better than any I had in #Caldas. #QueensFoodways
Will you be my Valentina? ✨♥✨🌮✨ #tacoliteracy
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Quick stop at @antojitosatoradero to interview Johnny Rosas about Mexican food in #PueblaYork then to sample this delicious picadita con salsa verde and topped with Michoacán-style carnitas. Stay tuned for that story, but in the meantime, get down to #Brooklyn for a taste of #Atlixco in the city. #tacoliteracy
Some Instagram practice with the #HighSchoolForCommunityLeadership jovenes getting the right shot of boba tea for #QueensFoodways class at #StJohns. The HSCL will be joining the fun this semester. 📚
Cheesecake de Maracuyá. 🤤. Remembering Colombian coffee shops on a cold day in NYC.
Passing through #SanAntonio @tacotrail wd never let me live it down if I didn't make a trek to Ray's. Not just the puffy taco though: guisado on a thick, flour tortilla and another of bean and cheese I rolled up into a burro. #tacoliteracy
For the #QueensFoodways class this semester, we're using Instagram to explore the foodways of the fine folks in #Queens. I will be participating in the posting with the students as #tacoliteracy. First assignment, introduce yourself with three photos (or videos!) through food. In my intro, I present the San Antonio puffy taco from Ray's Drive-In over in the barrio of the #weso. That one because only a true taco lover who studies this stuff would go to such lengths. So it goes. The second, Señora Tere in Colombia teaching me #TamalLiteracy. Colombian culture I have married in to, and foods have taught me to value relationships, and build them. Also helps to practice with Spanish! Last one was from another taco quest, to King Taco in Long Beach with Profe Jerry Lee of UC Irvine. I was about to give a taco talk to writing faculty about foodways and literacy. So we purchased 100 tacos for participants. Good times. ✨🌮✨

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