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What a Salvadoran corn cake and a Chilean empanada have in common in September
Congress set the 31-day observance around seven national anniversaries, and U.S. appetites have since caught up with the calendar.
- Congress aligned Hispanic Heritage Month with the independence anniversaries of seven nations across Central America, Mexico, and Chile, setting the observance from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
- President Reagan signed Public Law 100-402 in 1988 after Senator Paul Simon's bill passed Congress, formally establishing the month-long celebration to recognize these national milestones.
- Featured culinary traditions, such as El Salvador's pupusas, possess histories that do not fit neatly within the 31-day window, tracing roots to Indigenous cooking before Spanish colonization.
- American appetites have caught up with the calendar since the law passed, as indicated by Birria growing roughly 350% on U.S. restaurant menus over four years.
- Ranging from ancient Indigenous techniques used around 600 AD to specific origin stories like that of La Loca, who created her dish around 1914, each dish carries unique roots.
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What a Salvadoran corn cake and a Chilean empanada have in common in September
The food of Hispanic Heritage Month has more food history than most people expect, from a corn dish with roots in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cooking to ... Read moreThe post What a Salvadoran corn cake and a Chilean empanada have in…
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