Rewriting the History of Cacao

Ecuador's claim to the fruit's origins is the first story in a long planned series.

Ever since the earliest beginnings of New Worlder, I have wanted to help spread the word about the many excellent independent culinary publications, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, that are being written around Latin America yet rarely reach an English-speaking audience. This started to get set up in 2019, then the pandemic put the idea on hold. I…