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Referenced in this episode:

• Salsa Guille recipe from Andrea Aliseda on Food52
• Additional writings by Andrea Aliseda

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• Unlocking Nixtamal for Epicurious

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Ode to Mexico by Andrea Aliseda

(English Version)

I close my eyes and see

myself

perched at the steps

of an old cathedral

the air,

abundant and thick;

a paradise for the senses,

as I cradle calla lilies

in the fold of my arms

I have a little coffee

to linger in the poetry of the bugambilias outside the home of the late

Gael García Márquez,

who rests in peace

I devour my heart

gushing of salsa amor

as if it were a torta

and lick my fingers

savoring every last bite

the united states

doesn’t taste quite like this

(Spanish Version )

cierro los ojos,

y me veo sentada

en la entrada

de un catedral

el aire,

pleno y lleno:

un paraíso para el olfato

arrullando

flores de alcatraz

entre mis brazos

con un cafecito

para echarle ojo

a la poesía de la bugambilia, frente la casa del Don Gael García Márquez,

que en paz descanse.

mastico mi corazón,

escurriendo de salsa amor

como si fuera torta

y me chupo los dedos de lo delicioso que está,

en los estados unidos, no saben cocinar así.