Tacos of Texas

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Bonus Episode: Regional Taco Flavors of Texas Dec 12, 2023

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From border to border, El Paso to Brownsville and a little in between, we’re gonna talk tacos regionales and just like the musica itself, there’s many elements and things that go into them. Our guests include Miguel Cobos from Vaquero Taquero and Paola Gabriela from Visit El Paso. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website.

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Taco Pop Culture: A Taco Talk on All Things Tacos on the Interwebs Nov 07, 2023

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Stephanie Guerra, of Puro Pinche, hangs with us in the studio to talk taco pop culture. From taco shticks, antics in media, and cultural appropriation, we’ll explore the highs and lows of taco pop culture. Many taco tangents will be had! The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions…

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Black Mexicans, Part 2: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico Oct 31, 2023

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There is so much untold and uncovered history of the African diaspora, especially that within the lineages of slavery. Food can signal a variety of possibilities within history, and in this episode, we examine the melding and the migration of Black Seminoles across Texas and into Mexico. We join Windy Goodloe and Corina Torralba Harrington, both descendants of Black Seminoles and of Mexican…

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Black Mexicans, Part 1: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico Oct 24, 2023

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Archiving Our Food History: What Goes Into Researching and Saving Oral Recipes and Histories. Oct 17, 2023

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Food recipes and histories have been passed down orally for centuries, but thanks to the accessibility of technology, we can now archive recipes and stories in other ways. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Meredith E. Abarca about putting together her online archive El Paso Food Voices. Author and blogger Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack shares how she has used her cookbooks as a way to archive her family’s…

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Inside Houston’s Encuentro: The Native American Roots of Texas Mexican Food Oct 10, 2023

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The complex cuisine of Texas goes back before the land was known as either Texas or Mexico. In this episode, we visit Houston’s two-day, anthropologic culinary event Encuentro. We learn about the Native American roots of Texas Mexican food from both scholars and chefs present at the event. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website.

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Salsa Magic Oct 03, 2023

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A taco is only as good as the salsa that tops it off. Let’s do a breakdown of the salsas that complete our favorite tacos, from taqueria style, to hot sauces. We’ll talk about the science of peppers with “The Chileman” Paul Bosland and see how different chiles perform on the Scoville Pepper scale. Mr. Bosland is the former director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University and…

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Redefining Tex-Mex: Exploring the history and new terms of Texas-Mexican food Sep 26, 2023

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Join us for a one-on-one conversation with chef, food writer, and filmmaker Adán Medrano. Adán is on a mission to set the record straight on what Tex-Mex is and what it isn’t. He’ll walk us through the history, recipes, and research on how we define “Texas”, “Mexican”, and the Indigenous beginnings that started it all. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT…

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Traditional Barbacoa and Beyond Sep 19, 2023

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When you can’t make lamb, goat or beef head barbacoa in a pozo, you go to your favorite barbacoa taqueros y taqueras. From Sunday morning traditions to more modern takes on barbacoa, we’re taking a deep dive into barbacoa in Central Texas. We’ll first spend some time with La Santa Barbacha, where they put more of a modern take on barbacoa for those everyday eaters. Then we’ll drive out on a Sunday…

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Meet Latino James Beard honorees: How this national recognition impacts Latino chefs and makers Sep 12, 2023

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Latinos are gaining more seats at the table at the James Beard Foundation Awards! Get to know some of the past and current winners, nominees, and semifinalists from across Texas: 2023 James Beard Award semifinalist Mariela Camacho of Comadre Panadería, 2023 James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant Emmanuel Chavez of Tatemó, and 2022 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef Iliana de la…

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