In WABE’s series “Atlanta’s Savory Stories,” our food contributors, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid bring us histories and recommendations from Atlanta’s diverse culinary landscape.
September is Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month and Reid and McConnell prepared a banquet of topics to discuss relating to Hispanic and Latinx food traditions and the many Atlanta eateries showcasing their delights.
To begin the conversation, McConnell outlined some helpful distinctions: “Hispanic” identifies a person of a Spanish-speaking culture or who has roots in a Spanish-speaking country. “Latinx” refers to someone of Latin-American culture or with roots in a Latin-American country. “Chicano” or “Chicana:” someone of Mexican-American heritage. The terms aren’t interchangeable and describe unique groups of communities with complex colonial histories and relationships with indigenous cultures of the Americas. With such a grand swath of cultures represented in Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, our “Savory Stories” guides decided to narrow today’s focus on the cuisines of Mexico and the Caribbean.
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