Black bean tostada
More than you may think, as my Southern California Public Radio blogging colleague Leslie Berestein Rojas noted in her post “On Mexican Food, Farmers and NAFTA.”
According to a top chef, the North American Free Trade Agreement has “decimated” Mexican agriculture — which is also endangering its rich and sophisticated culinary traditions. Yes, sophisticated. Just because you don’t know much more than tacos and beans doesn’t mean there’s not more to know.
As Leslie notes, UNESCO has designated Mexican food as having value as a cultural heritage. Let’s hope globalization doesn’t just turn that into Taco Time.
