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Chef Gustavo Romero Serves Up Heirloom Corn Tortillas in Minneapolis
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Chef Gustavo Romero, Credit: Photo by Sheila Regan
Want to know the secret to Nixta Tortilleria and Mexican Take-out's chewy, colorful tortillas? Chef Gustavo Romero shares the secrets of Nixtamaliz...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 05:55
StoryCorps: Muñoz
From: StoryCorps
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Since 2004, Jorge Muñoz has gathered with his family in their small kitchen in Queens, NY where they cook meals for those in need. Together, they’v...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:35
The Mexican Chefs at Zorba's Greek Restaurant
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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It's hard to come here as an immigrant. You leave everything behind.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Maize Migrations (Gravy Ep. 49)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
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Corn is a ubiquitous part of Southern food—from bread to whiskey. But how did it get to be that way? In this episode of Gravy, we go on a hunt for ...

Bought by KVLU and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 25:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Pull of Pollo: How the Chicken Industry Transformed One Arkansas Town (Gravy Ep. 30)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
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This is the story of Springdale, Arkansas, and how chicken transformed a once-sleepy rural town into the most ethnically diverse city in the state—...

Bought by KVLU and WABE


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 21:15
  • Purchases: 2
South by South of the Border Soul Food (Gravy Ep. 26)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
Caption: Food at Delicious Southern Cuisine, Los Angeles, CA. , Credit: Photo by Lena Nozizwe, copyright 2015.
Black-eyed peas and collards. Fried chicken and peach cobbler. Customers at Delicious Southern Cuisine in Los Angeles come for these soul food sta...

Bought by KVLU and WABE


  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 2
In The Big Easy, Food Vendors Create A Little Honduras
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
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Thanks to a quirk of history — and a love of bananas — New Orleans has had a Honduran population for more than a century. But that population explo...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 12:42
The Newest New South
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Historian Tom Hanchett at a booth at El Pulgarcito. , Credit: Tanner Latham
Charlotte, North Carolina-based historian Tom Hanchett speaks about the ever-evolving South, especially as it relates to food, from a booth in El P...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 17:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Burritoeater's last slab
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Charles Hodgkins, aka 'The Burritoeater,' and KALW's Ben Trefny, Credit: Jonathan Lifeson Smith
Charles Hodgkins and I are walking with several other burrito-eaters through the Mission District. He’s clearly the boss, though. It’s not just the...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 05:03
An Oasis For Date Palms, But Not For Their Workers
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Palmero Francisco Paniagua., Credit: Lisa Morehouse
Agricultural explorers, Arabian fantasy agri-tourism, and dangerous work: all about date palms in California's Coachella Valley.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Gloria's Secret Cafe
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producer Alex Johnson has the story of a one-woman restaurant where customers can't help but feel like a part of the family.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Waiting for Food
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: in line for food on Mission St. in San Francisco, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds
What does it feel like to wait in line for food?

Bought by XRAY.fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 2
Food trucks threatened by crime in Oakland
From: KALW
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Oakland is known for its food trucks, which serve everything from tacos and tamales to West African cuisine. But few know that this latest culinar...

Bought by NPR Illinois and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 2
Cocoa Farm
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Grant Fuller tours a Cacao Farm.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:23
Train Tamales
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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There are plenty of hungry passengers on El Chepe. That’s the train that takes tourists through the breathtaking scenery of the Copper Canyon in n...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Corn Drink
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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In northwest Mexico, the indigenous Tarahumara people are famous for their long-distance running ability, developed over thousands of years of remo...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 04:25
Pulque
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Tequila is made from the agave plant. But there’s another drink made from agave. And it might be better for you. It’s called pulque. It’s a mild...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 3
Tamales and Transformation
From: Anna Walters
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From helping street cart vendors to reviving a notoriously dangerous public park, a passionate community organizer talks about her dedication to he...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 09:59
Havana Road
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Havana Road
The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:11
The Girl From Empanada
From: Robynn Takayama
Caption: The Girl From Empanada working it on a Friday night, Credit: Photo by Myleen Hollero
Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
What's Cooking? Mole
From: World Vision Report
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The Mexican sauce known as Mole (pronounced MOH-lay) is a complex mix of chili peppers, chocolate, herbs and spices. It’s often served with chicke...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 2
What's Cooking? Cuy
From: World Vision Report
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A guinea pig is a furry little rodent many families in the US keep as a household pet. If you’ve ever had one, you might want to take a deep breath...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:02
What's Cooking? Ceviche
From: World Vision Report
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Have you ever seen ceviche on a menu and wondered exactly what it was, or how it was made? The World Vision Report’s Cynthia Graber got an impromp...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
Dugout Canoe Fishermen
From: World Vision Report
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Fishing has long been a way of life for coastal villages in Mexico. But it’s getting more and more difficult to make a living that way. Conrad Fo...

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Chocolate in Mexico
From: World Vision Report
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Mexico is the birthplace of chocolate. The story goes that a Mayan god presented his people with a gift from the garden of paradise: the cacao tr...

Bought by Prairie Public, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 3