{"id":2707,"date":"2015-03-08T02:02:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T02:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2015-03-08T02:02:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T02:02:54","slug":"myriad-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=2707","title":{"rendered":"Myriad Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oaxaca<\/a><\/p>\n

For a fairly small city, (just over 3.8 million) Oaxaca has a extraordinarily large number of museums. The Textile Museum is housed in an unimposing former colonial building; the interiors, (plural because there are several completely separate areas), are glorious with spare, beautifully thought-through exhibits. \"Textile<\/a>Near the entrance was a video about making cochineal (in Spanish but we got the drift) followed by textiles dyed using the brilliant<\/p>\n

crimson. Another area displayed wonderful photos of the dye -making process; in yet another gallery we admired a display of pen and ink work (and loved the space that is rentable for a gala party. Wish I could have one here!) A creative kids’ playground outdoors is set in front of a white wall with espaliered cactus plants; the path alongside has moss growing between herringboned bricks. Nearby is a cute coffee shop and what appeared to be a fancy restaurant (with no diners at the time we passed.) The gift shop is fabulous and I regret not buying a pillow case I saw but you know the one about hindsight.<\/p>\n

A few days later we went to the tiny Museo Belber- Jimenez (hilarious to locate using our map because buildings tend to be “near” but not right at the designated spot–we left behind a lot of head scratchers probably due to my garbled Spanish.) Belber-Jimenez showcases the collection of Federico Jim\u00e9nez, a jewelry maker originally from the village of Tutulepec, and his wife, Ellen Belber; it includes archeological and colonial jewelry, some fabulous decorated saddles and manikins dressed in gorgeous folk dresses.\"IMG_1302\"<\/a> There is also a small library where (depending on how good your Spanish is) you can do some basic research. Of course, there’s a gift shop.<\/p>\n

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Oaxaca’s MOMA, is in the so-called House of Cortez (where Cortez never lived.) Upstairs was a display of carved pillars and objects in several rooms near galleries with wall drawings and a film explaining their origin as a codex (very old book) originally in the Vatican. This museum is light, airy and free. All these museums are in the central part of the city; walking around to reach them is part of the huge pleasure of being in the city. Stopping for a coffee en route is part of the deal.
\nNow to a real and supposedly easy mole. The daughter in law of the woman who runs the B&B we stayed at teaches cooking. This is her recipe:<\/p>\n

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Mole Manchamanteles<\/strong>
\n8 pieces of chicken, cooked\u00a0 (I’d probably use quartered breast pieces or maybe add in some thighs)
\n4 ancho chilies (dried chili)
\n1 kg tomato
\n1\/2 onion
\n4 garlic cloves
\n3 allspice
\n3 cloves
\n1\/2 teaspoon of oregano
\n1 cup of plantain slices
\n1 cup of pineapple slices
\n1 cup of apple cubes
\nOil
\nSalt<\/p>\n

Roast the chilies one by one over a gas flame using tongs.. Remove seeds and ribs and set aside (this is to make the end result not mind-blowingly hot.) Put chilies in 2 cups of water and simmer about 15 minutes until soft. Drain, saving the water.
\nIn a pan at about 300, roast the tomatoes, onion and garlic cloves Strain the chilies and put in food blender with tomatoes, cloves, allspice and oregano. Put this mix into a pan with oil and cook for 20 minutes over a low heat. Add 1 cup of chicken broth and fruits. After 10 minutes season with salt and add the chicken pieces. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Serve.<\/p>\n

Again, break out mezcal, tequila or Mexican beer. Salud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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