After living and working for years in America, a group of cooks from Puebla, Mexico, have returned home to infuse new life into their village’s restaurant scene.
Every meal at Milli begins with a complimentary chalupa. One of the cooks griddles a small, handmade corn tortilla atop a hot comal until it’s bronzed on both sides, then layers it with smoky red salsa and homemade queso fresco. It’s a humble gift—and a warming first taste of the restaurant’s pueblo cooking.
One of Milli’s owners, Leo Telléz, says that other local chefs who come to his restaurant often end their meal with hopes of emulating the dishes they tasted. A common line of questioning is about the restaurant’s fresh masa. Leo answers amicably, knowing that the skill takes time to hone. “If you just want the final dish, that’s not how it works,” he says. “You have to feel the maiz, touch it, even plant it.”
His year-old restaurant in San Pedro Cholula sits in a converted garage just a few blocks away from the town’s famous Tlachihualtepetl pyramid—the largest in the world. Leo and his four co-owners share the space with another friend, who turns it into a bar in the evenings. Corncobs of many colors hang amid pastel-colored bunting. Pictures of open fields and inscriptions in Nahuatl, the precolonial language of central Mexico, adorn the walls. Atop the tables are flower-shaped totomochtle sculptures made of cornhusks, created by female artisans in San Mateo Ozolco, an hour away.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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