The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
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Most Mexican immigrants don’t consider themselves mexicanos. They’re more aligned by city, state, language, or even…
Tacos can be read. They carry social meanings—they are part of foodways networks of people who conduct their rich lives…
Carne asada tacos are now as Southern as biscuits and gravy, whether people want to believe it or not.
Corn possesses that power to tell the story of a people. Even when rendered as snacks. Especially when eaten as snacks.
There are no debates about cultural respect or appropriation; tonight, everyone is a Mexican. That’s the magic of the…
Mankind has decorated its liquor vessels since antiquity—it’s as if there’s something hardwired into our livers that…
This week, as all eyes are on the turmoil in Baltimore, is a good time to look back at the 53rd issue SFA's award…
"First we win over your stomachs, then your hearts, then your minds. Love us, South, just as Mexicans are starting to…
