I also convinced some ancient wimmenfolk that didn't even speak Spanish to teach me some of the 'traditional' dishes.
I don't know what language they spoke, but it wasn't spanish, and it wasn't english. The best cooks were ancient crones that liked me a whole lot better after I lost my store bought teef and really paid attention to what they were trying to teach.
I am grateful to have learned from masters. And what the hell, I can actually cook on a wood cook-stove now. Doesn't take many switches with a green switch to get a point across about temperature control.
/johnny
Nahuatl?