Comida, Historia y Ciencia

# # Feria del Tamal 🫔

Un encuentro para celebrar uno de los platillos más emblemáticos de la cocina tradicional mexicana. Cocineras y cocineros tradicionales comparten la diversidad de recetas, sabores y técnicas que se transmiten de generación en generación, reconociendo el valor cultural del tamal y a quienes preservan esta tradición.

📅 Del 29 de enero al 2 de febrero de 2026
🕚 11 a 19 h
📍 Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
Av. Hidalgo 289, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, CDMX
🎟️ Entrada libre

Ven a disfrutar la riqueza gastronómica que nos une. 🌽✨

Feliz Navidad! Árbol de Navidad realizado con totomoxtle.

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Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala We present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize i...

Nixtamalización / Lime-cooking cortesía de Betinorama por Alberto Nieto

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