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Ah, to Be Handed Pork Skin by a Kind Stranger

Ah, to Be Handed Pork Skin by a Kind Stranger

Carnitas in Mexico City The Mercado de Medellín feels like an open-air market stuffed inside an aircraft hangar. Whole baby sharks sit on ice, arranged artfully among freshly caught shrimp and starfish. Stall shelves are covered with neatly arranged apples, watermelon, plantains, and cartons of strawberries—the same brand I buy back home in Wisconsin. An…

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