The Dancer in the Kitchen: St. Paschal Baylon [] Joseph Toone
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Published May 21, 2021
This week was the feast day of St. Paschal Baylon, a lad featured in most every San Miguel de Allende restaurant and kitchen that during the 18th century was a major cause for celebration for those that worked in orchards.
Paschal (also known as Pasqual, Pascual and alike) tended his Franciscan friary’s orchard and kitchen that one day got unexpected company. He didn’t have enough chicken to go around so he collected coffee beans, fruit, chocolate and anything he could find to create a brown sauce to spread out the chicken. This made Paschal the legendary inventor of mole and patron saint of cooks, seen in every restaurant in town holding his trademark spoon.
Because his last name came from the word for dancing, it is customary to dance while cooking. Your cha cha or tango steps are a form of prayer to Paschal to make the meal you are currently working on taste better. His statue is placed in the kitchen to remind you those steps won’t dance themselves!
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