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Immigration to the U.S.: Harmful to your health

6:19 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Health| Immigration · 2 Comments

2 Mar 2006

Living here makes you less healthy and more fat:

Millions of Latinos come to America looking for jobs and educations, but remaining here seems to be bad for their health.

The longer Latinos are here, the more likely they are to become obese, to develop diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. And Latinos born here have even higher rates of those illnesses, a new government report shows.

I always thought it was true, and have anecdotal knowledge that tells me that as much as certain types of Latino foods are villified by the mainstream as being unhealthy, people back in the home countries eat a lot better than Latino immigrants in the United States. Sure, tacos and tortas aren’t the best foods available, but they sure as hell beat McDonalds’ hamburgers and Pizza Hut.

El Balero: Mexico for beginners

7:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Internet| children| mexico · Comments Off

17 Feb 2006

I randomly came across a very interesting site while doing a search for “Mexico”. It’s an online resource about Mexico, for children, in English, maintained by the Mexican government and it’s called El Balero.

The idea itself is marvelous — I’m all about American kids learning about other countries — but the rudimentary, albeit well-meaning style makes for a few laughs. I think it’s really cute, though a bit…um…bossy. A few highlights:

Have a lot of fun! (re: reading the site)

Esquites are a famous Mexican tradition. They’re delicious and easy to prepare, You should give them a try!

Have a lot of fun! (re: playing Mexican games)

Enjoy yourself making and eating it! (re: making mini-pizzas)

An adult should help you to prepare your pizza
so you won’t have an accident.

Follow the instructions!

You are going to have fun!!

Tortillas

4:12 pm By Maegan La Mala · Culture| Food · Comments Off

14 Dec 2005

I love to see when Latino culture makes itself present in American society. I know food isn’t the most important aspect of culture but it is the most delicious. First it was salsa outselling ketchup, and now it’s the use of the tortilla. The tortilla for some of us anyways, is something that we eat on a daily basis. Nowadays the tortilla can be found across all cultures here in the states.

The tortilla, which has been a staple in Mexican homes for thousands of years, is swimming in the mainstream now. Sales were estimated to be more than $5.3 billion in 2004, up 20 percent from 2002. “The fastest growth part is the non-Hispanic market,” said Rudy Guerra Jr., president of Dallas-based Rudy’s Tortillas and a third-generation tortilla maker.
“It’s not just a Hispanic food now.”

Via / Hispanic Business

Anybody Care for Goat Meat?

4:02 pm By Maegan La Mala · Food| business · 5 Comments

22 Nov 2005

Chivos Whenever I visit Mexico one of the first things I do is stop at a restaurant and eat a plate of birria, goat meat stew served with salsa, lime and onions. In Mexico, and in many Latin American countries, consuming goat meat is common place but it has yet to catch on here in the states but the growing diverse communities of the state of California and the rest of the U.S. is starting to change that.

The demand for goat meat in the U.S. is increasing due to the demand by Latinos, Muslim and Asian communities. Haitians for example prepare their goat meat specialty called Cabrit Fricasse, with tomato paste, garlic, bell pepper and lime. Just the name sounds delcious.

Who would’ve known that a food that many Latinos love can be healthy. Even Whole Foods is catching on this hot commodity and selling the meat in some of their stores.

A 3-ounce serving of roasted goat has about the same calories as an equivalent portion of chicken, but almost a gram less fat. It has the same amount of protein as beef, and about 10% more iron.

Via / LA Times

Betty Crocker goes bilingual

5:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism| Food| Marketing · Comments Off

10 Nov 2005

Betty gets sabrosa:

Betty Crocker may be the first lady of the American kitchen, but will she succeed as la gran dama de la cocina latina?

General Mills, the brand’s owner, and John Wiley and Sons, its exclusive book publisher, are betting she will.

In August they published Cocina Betty Crocker: Favorite American Recipes in Spanish and English. The book prints traditional American recipes such as apple pie and sloppy Joes side by side in the two languages. Next to instructions for Macaroni and Cheese, are directions for Macarrones con Queso.

Iron Chef America, Chef Aaron Sanchez Challenges Morimoto This Sunday

3:54 pm By Maegan La Mala · Food| TV · Comments Off

21 Oct 2005

This Sunday, Chef Aaron Sanchez, author of La Comida del Barrio – Latin American Cooking in the USA, will challenge Iron Chef Morimoto in the Food Network’s latest episode of Iron Chef America.

If you’ve never heard of this show, basically it’s two chefs pitted against each other. At the beginning of the show, the chairman will unveil the secret ingredient, which must be used in all dishes prepared by the chefs. They have 1 hour to prepare about 5 courses, and then the food is judged. The Food Network has 3 Iron Chefs which represent “the best of the best” and each new episode, a challenger chef comes to try and take the glory. This week the challenger is Latino chef Aaron Sanchez.

Sanchez is the son of “Mexican cooking authority” Zarela Martinez. He has two restaurants, one in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Paladar, and Mixx in Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel.

You can catch Sanchez & Martinez in Tucson on November 6 at the Tuscon Culinary Festival.

The Morimoto/Sanchez episode of Iron Chef America airs for the first time Sunday, October 23, 9:00 PM on the Food Network.

Psychic Mystic Rebecca predicts: The secret ingredient will be a type of chile or some sort of seafood. Morimoto will take the win.

Aaron Sanchez website (decent info, but hasn’t been updated in probably at least 6 months)
Iron Chef America episode info

Top Hispanic Restaurants

9:42 am By Maegan La Mala · Food · 1 Comment

10 Oct 2005

Hispanic Magazine recently ranked the 50 Top Hispanic Restaurants in the US. The results spanned across 13 states, with the majority of the restaurants being located in California, Florida, and Texas. The magazine includes information about prices, forms of payment, address and phone, but lacks links to the restaurant websites.

The article starts off by discussing how Latino foods have affected the US market:

Tortillas continue beating white bread in sales according to the Tortilla Industry Association; sales are expected to reach $6 billion this year. And if you have a sweet tooth, you’ll be happy to know that Hershey’s is introducing a dulce de leche–filled chocolate kiss. In the world of ice creams and sorbets, you’ve probably already noticed that major brands, such as Breyers and Häagen-Dazs, offer dulce de leche ice cream.

Check out the article to see if your favorite restaurant made the cut!

Via / Hispanic Magazine.com

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