About Mighty Zapote : the podcast of Frutas y Verduras Mexico
Discovering new foods tops the list of many travellers, but what happens when you decide to call a travel destination ‘home’? On Mighty Zapote, we'll hear from people who made the move that many dream of, to Mexico. Host Margret Hefner chats with newcomers as well as longtime foreign residents about adapting to local foodways. With home cooks as well as experts in various food realms we’ll explore how regional produce offers a window into local culture and generational knowledge, promotes connection and a sense of belonging and can have meaningful local impact.
I don’t use the word badass to refer to people often, or in fact, ever. It’s just not a word I use. But after talking to Megan Frye for this episode, I can’t think of a better word. Hailing originally from Michigan, Megan is now based in Mexico City. Her work as a writer and photographer has been featured in The Guardian, BBC, Culinary Backstreets, Roads & Kingdoms, Thrillist and many more. Megan’s approach to being an extranjero in Mexico is badass. She has thrown...
19 Jun 2021
08-Backpacking Brunette Loves the Prickly Fruits of the Bajio
Michigan born and raised, Alex Wittman, AKA BackpackingBrunette, has been calling the city of Queretaro, Mexico home for more than 3 years. In this episode Alex and Margret talk about... How and why to adapt to local markets. The many benefits... from language learning to freshness Some of Alex's favorite produce of the Bajio region; Prickly sweet treats of the desert; How to avoid looking like a tourist when choosing your produce. Hint: trust the vendor! Be sure to check out the...
3 Jun 2021
07 - What's a Mighty Zapote?
Perhaps not every podcast name has "depth" of meaning behind it, but we think this one does! Host Margret Hefner and guest Erin Gomez Danielson have both been exploring foods of their adopted home in Mexico as a means of better understanding and relating to the culture. In this episode they get together to chat about why and how zapote fascinates, not just as a 'family' of fruits, but as an edible etymological window into history, culture and attitudes around Colonization.&n...
27 Apr 2021
06 - Remembering Susi Noh Un with Erin Gomez Danielson
" This episode begins with some thoughts from Susi Noh Un, recorded as notes when we were writing her bio for the Frutas y Verduras website. Susi was an integral part of Frutas y Verduras, as a co-teacher of a class we called Corn to Comal, held in the home kitchen of Erin Gomez Danielson in Merida. She was a vibrant woman, whose passion was teaching about the foods of her Mayan culture, and the milpa where she had grown up. She helped us bring to life the mission we have, as foreigners...
9 Apr 2021
05 - Heads-Up For Falling Mangos in Huatulco
What makes a place feel like home? For Kary Vannice, being connected to her food system is a big piece of it. Kary grew up in Montana, has lived off-grid in Patagonia, taught English in Veracruz and now calls Huatulco, in Southern Oaxaca state, home. She talks with Margret about her experience helping to get the local “Mercado Organico” up and running, and sharing her passion for the foods of the region with seasonal residents of the community – that breed of wintering Canadians called ...
25 Mar 2021
04- A New Yorker's Pura Vida
Alicia Wilson Rivero will say she is a teacher and food enthusiast more than a chef. And for more than 10 years, in San Miguel de Allende, she has been making her mark as a food business mover and shaker with Pura Vida Cooking School, and now Deli-Q which offers an international menu of prepared foods. In this episode she chats with Margret about her journey from her early days in kitchens of Manhattan, to building this life that she loves in San Miguel with food, connection and n...
21 Mar 2021
03 - Living Herbaceously in Oaxaca
Being a vegetarian in Oaxaca, Mexico can have its challenges, but as we hear from Suzanne Barbezat, author of Frida Kahlo at Home, the region offers an immense variety of options... once you know where to look. Margret chats with Suzanne about how she learned about local ingredients as she raised her bi-cultural children, about some of the plant foods she recommends to tour guests, and how a green with a rich cultural history landed on a pizza.
12 Mar 2021
02- From Ohio to Mexico: Eating the Milpa
Growing up in Ohio, then Idaho, Kyle Piispanen’s food culture was decidedly American. An interest in anthropology took him to Veracruz, Mexico, at the age of 18, and there, with a ranching family, he first experienced real Mexican food. Now in the final leg of a PhD, Kyle chats with Margret about milpa farming, corn tortillas, quelites and more…
27 Jan 2021
01- A Natural Foods Chef Marries into Mérida
Chef Erin Gomez Danielson is a founding collaborator with Frutas y Verduras Mexico. In her six years and counting as a resident of Merida, Yucatan, she has learned about local foods from her in-laws, neighbors, market vendors and Susi Noh-Un with whom she exchanges recipes, skills and knowledge, but most of all, perspective. In this episode, Margret chats with Erin about the Mayan 'tree spinach' called chaya, how she approached a festive dish to impress the in-laws, and abou...
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