From Korean Tacos and Enchilada Meatball bakes to sushi burritos, fusion cuisines combine culinary practices of different cultures. Scholars have pointed out that fusion cuisine illustrates globalization and cultural hybridization, but ultimately what emerges is…
Fruit in Honduras is a central part of the local diet and livelihood. Almond, mango, papaya, and banana trees grow throughout the city of Tegucigalpa and strawberries grow in abundance nearby and particularly in the…
Honduran people are friendly and resilient, making their livelihood however they can. Growing food in the pueblos and then selling it off the back of trucks is common as well as resale of cheap products.…
One of the best ways to get to know a culture is to immerse yourself in the food. Living in Honduras, we would frequent grocery stores, open-air markets, and street vendors, shopping and buying food…
We had the privilege of being part of the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazan (UPNFM), Tegucigalpa, Honduras, this spring. The university is one of two public universities in the capital, besides Universidad Nacional Autonoma de…
Living in Honduras for the past few months, we’ve picked up several Hondurenismos expressions used by the locals. Here are characteristics of how Hondurans speak and interact. A la orden– you’re welcome. Hondurans respond with a…
Eating, like cooking, is an outlet for creativity and manipulation. Take Oreos, for instance. Do you eat the frosting first and save the chocolate wafers for last? Do you carefully take apart the cookie to…
Magazine covers feature Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and stuffing, or some variation. But for the December issue, magazines often veer from the Christmas dinner. The covers of the three top national food magazines this…
Radio is one of the most accessible and flexible forms of mass communications, providing news, education, and entertainment to millions of people around the world. For radio phone-ins, the host, the dominant voice, invites listeners…
Television has long been accused of driving people apart. And to some extent, this is true. Conversations on sitcoms replace dinner table talk. Blue glow from the tv screen replaces reading lights. Multiple tvs encourage…