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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.

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Mighty Zapote : the podcast of Frutas y Verduras Mexico

09 - The Road from Mexican Town to Milpa Alta

August 21, 2021 • Margret Hefner • Season 1 • Episode 9

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 herself head first into integrating into the culture, and celebrates, questions and thoroughly explores it in her work.

In this episode, we talk about her experiences and explorations of Mexican food and culture starting back home In Mexican Town in Detroit, and more recently in a rural community at the southernmost end of Mexico City called Milpa Alta – a place that’s accessible from CDMX in a short bus trip, yet worlds away”. In this context, we also talk about privilege and responsibility, and how we can participate as foreigners in honouring local food systems, and what benefits can come out of us doing just that.

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Rather than give you all of Megan’s social links, I’m going to send you only to her website to encourage you to read some of her writing along with how she has captured Mexico through the photographers lens! You'll be glad you did, and can find her other social links from there.

https://www.meganfrye.com/

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