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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.
- Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 because Congress aligned the 31-day observance with the independence anniversaries of seven nations across Central America, Mexico, and Chile.
- President Reagan signed Public Law 100-402 in 1988 after Senator Paul Simon introduced the bill, formally establishing the month-long celebration to recognize major national milestones.
- While the observance spans 31 days, featured culinary traditions such as El Salvador's pupusas possess histories that do not fit neatly within that calendar window.
- Since the law passed, American appetites have caught up with the calendar; Birria has grown 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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