Category: South and Central America
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Rajma Quesadilla: Indian-Mexican Fusion Comfort Food
This savory dish is a mashup of two comfort foods from very different parts of the world: quesadillas, a Mexican classic, and rajma curry, a bean and tomato dish popular in northern India. Interestingly, the two cuisines have a connection. Red kidney beans (rajma in Hindi) are native to Mexico, but centuries ago they made…
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Mexican Mango Ice Pops: A 6th Grader’s Family Recipe
This is a recipe by Christian, a middle school student originally from Mexico. He participated in a cooking-themed summer camp I ran a few summers ago at CIANA, a nonprofit agency serving immigrant families in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in New York City. The campers prepared dishes from one another’s cultures, published their…
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