Patrick Charbonneau, Jeffrey Pilcher, and Kelsey Kilgore on the Mexican Roots of an American Candy

Summary

This episode brings together physical chemistry, history, and food studies ⁠in search of the origins of a colonial Mexican fudge⁠. In conversation with Gastronomica’s Jaclyn Rohel, Patrick Charbonneau, Jeffrey Pilcher, and Kelsey Kilgore discuss their unique collaboration and share ⁠the story of how they re-created the dish⁠ in the teaching kitchen of the University of Toronto’s Culinaria Research Centre. Drawing on manuscripts and published cookbooks from the 18th to 20th centuries, in combination with hands-on culinary experimentation, they trace the recipe to Mexican vernacular traditions of candy making.

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