Conversations with Tyler Chef Mark Miller on Food as the Ultimate Intellectual Exploration
Jan 25, 2017
Mark Miller, founder of modern southwestern cuisine and explorer of cuisines in over 100 countries, discusses the most underrated chili pepper, the best food cities in Asia, Mexico, and Europe, the problems with sous-vide, mezcal versus tequila, the decline of food brands, and why the next hipster food trend should be about corn.
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Terroir Matters For Chili Flavor
- Chili flavor depends on terroir: altitude, UV, and volcanic soils affect taste profoundly.
- Growing the same variety elsewhere often yields a different, inferior flavor.
Prefer Poblanos For Deeper Green Flavor
- Prefer poblanos over jalapeños when you want richer green-chili depth in cooking.
- Roast high-altitude green chiles for best New Mexican flavor.
Unique Village Products Persist In Mexico
- Mexico still preserves unique, village-specific products that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
- Some world-class ingredients exist only because single villages maintain old methods.