The Universal Language of Food

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When creating this blog, my goal was to draw connections between Latin American history and its background of cuisine.  As the banana business thrived for American companies, it made me wonder what other ingredients populated Latin American harvests.  Skillful nations cultivated an abundant landscape of crops.  As Europeans arrived in South America, differing cuisines meshed and developed new culinary traditions.  While cooking styles integrated and traditional dishes were prepared, diverse cuisines were created in the process.