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<\/a>\nI headed out to Sunset Park, Brooklyn, to get myself into the D\u00eda de los Muertos spirit. The Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, is celebrated from October 31 through November 2 \u2013 and \u201ccelebrated\u201d is the proper word: families congregate to memorialize loved ones who have passed away, but it is seen as a time when the departed temporarily revivify and join in the revelry rather than as a sorrowful occasion. Additionally, these days D\u00eda de Muertos, as it is also known, serves as a paean to the indigenous people with whom it originated in pre-Hispanic times.<\/p>\n
Sequin-eyed, neon icing-coiffed calaveras (sugar skulls) are relatively easy to find in the neighborhood; this one came from Panader\u00eda La Espiga Real, 5717 5th Avenue. Although spirits don\u2019t eat, this one seemed particularly interested in the pan de muerto I picked up at La Flor de Izucar, 4021 5th Avenue.<\/p>\n
This bread of the dead is customarily embossed with bone shapes, sometimes crossbones, sometimes in a circle, and other traditional embellishments such as skulls and a single teardrop. It\u2019s a barely sweet, simple bun (like so many Mexican panes dulces), light and airy with a tight crumb, and topped with sesame seeds or sugar (like this one) with hints of cinnamon, anise, and orange flower water.<\/p>\n
I headed out to Sunset Park, Brooklyn, to get myself into the Dia de los Muertos spirit. Read on…. Continue reading <\/a>
\nTrespass into the inner sanctum.
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