Community Fuel
Step into a coffee shop owned by a Latino, and one thing becomes clear — it feels like you’ve stepped into another world. That’s because you have.
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Nicaraguan Chop Suey
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Arroz a la Valenciana
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Key Ingredients
Ever walked into the home of a Latino friend and had your nose perk up at the complex aroma coming from the kitchen? After having your first bite, did you ask for the recipe?
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Plátano Power
Plantains pack health and flavor into a portable package. The culinary journey of the plantain is complex. It includes travels through the trade routes of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, its introduction to Europe by Alexander the Great, and its arrival on the African continent via Trans-Saharan Arab merchants. The plant made it to…
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Latin American Libations
Latin America has delicious cuisine, but oftentimes folks overlook its cocktails. That is a mistake, especially here in Northern Nevada, where you can enjoy many mouthwatering beverages reminiscent of those cobblestone plazas, sidewalk cafés, and bars where one can sip and watch the world go by while on vacation or studying abroad.
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All Ears for Elote
Have you heard the history of corn? It’s intrinsically connected to the history of Mexico. According to researchers, corn was invented — yes, conjured up and carefully harvested — by the Aztec civilization nearly 7,000 years ago, from a grain (though scientists now classify it as a fruit).
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Finger Lickin’
Street food culture exists all over the world because wherever there are people on the go, they’ll be eager for fast, tasty nourishment.
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Nicaraguan Chop Suey
Inside a warm, yellow-toned home decorated with red lanterns, gold tassels, and a large Buddha, Marian Jimenez and her mother prepare for one of their favorite weekend rituals: cooking Nicaraguan dishes.
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The Mexican Michelada
The ice-cold beer, lime juice, salt, and tomato juice (plus other possible ingredients) cocktail often is compared to a bloody mary and hailed as a hangover cure. But drinking cold tomato juice — plain or with splashes of seafood broth, as is common in most micheladas — doesn’t appeal to everyone.
