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Foodways
Most of the time I ate pastel de pollo growing up, it was not homemade, at least not in my abuela’s home.
The taco serves as a cultural equalizer for today’s highly stratified Mexican society.
El taco es un ecualizador cultural para la sociedad mexicana altamente estratificada.
The ingredients, methods, and dishes that define Armenian cuisine and identity might vary, but our stories converge into a meaningful narrative.
Fra diavolo is a spicy tomato sauce served over linguine and shellfish that roughly translates to “among the devil.”
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