Hispanic Food

From resurrecting a buried family Hispanic food recipe to delving through traditional Hispanic fruits in a bustling Hispanic food market, preparing, cooking and enjoying Hispanic food are a part of both everyday Latin American custom and Mexican holiday tradition. In the rich and eclectic Hispanic culture, food brings together a warm and lively table of family, friends and neighbors. Mexican food is notably not Spanish food--Spain's cuisine includes nuances of seasoning that recollect its Arabic heritage. The Mexican palate, on the other hand, celebrates the Hispanic food menu items such as mole sauce (flavored with coco and chili peppers) and the fruit blends of the Mexican Yucatan. There is no single archetypal Hispanic food. While Mexican cuisine relies on staples like maize, beans, chile peppers and Aztec and Mayan flavors, Cuban food holds to starchy root vegetables, plantains, rice and African touches. Spanish food falls in with Mediterranean use of olives, tomatoes, seafood, meats and saffron of the spice trade. Argentinean palates prefer red meats, beef and Italian nuances.