
It is Holy Week, and as is the tradition in many parts of Latin America, the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ are commemorated. And alongside all the religious observances come all the culinary traditions unique to this season.

It is Holy Week, and as is the tradition in many parts of Latin America, the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ are commemorated. And alongside all the religious observances come all the culinary traditions unique to this season.
This is a very common phrase; I have heard it said by many people. I myself have repeated it countless times in the form of mockery, excuse, disbelief, challenge, or simply to make someone angry. Especially when I joke with my friends or even when, in my student days, someone said to me, “I’m going to beat you in the face”. I answered, “It has to be seen to be believed”.