Cultural traditions of childbirth vary worldwide, from shaving heads to painting the mother’s body. But one, to many, may be particularly gruesome: eating the placenta, called placentology. Formed inside the female while she’s pregnant, the organ provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus through the umbilical cord. Small businesses have formed to process the placenta,…
Just a piece of meat and bread. Skip the plate, pour on the condiments and you have yourself a hot dog. The invention isn’t new. It’s been part of America’s cuisine for years. But one hot dog has risen above all the others and made one man famous. It’s the Sonoran hot dog that brings…
It pricks you in the hand if you touch it and gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe if you step on it. But, if you learn to work around the painful exterior, the prickly pear cactus is one of the Sonoran Desert’s tastiest hidden treasures. “It’s hard to believe that something so brilliant…
Wind down Tombstone Road into quirky Bisbee and you will come across the famous “Iron Man” statue. Look directly across from the Iron Man and there you will see Bisbee’s biggest gem. It’s a market full of variety, community, history and love. What once was a courthouse service station in the heart of Historic Bisbee…
Tamales are on the tip of everyone’s tongue when thinking of holiday traditional foods in Southern Arizona, but they are not the only thing to adorn local tables. Traditions from a cornucopia of cultures will be celebrated across the Southwest this holiday season. From tamales to lasagna, Arizona is gearing up for a holiday feast….
