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Things About Food Only Latinx Understand

13 Things Only Latinx Will Understand About Food

June 19, 2017 by Emilia Benton

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13 Things Only Latinx Will Understand About Food

When it comes to food, Latinx share many common dilemmas and experiences. No matter what country in Latin America your family comes from, we know the struggle is real when you try to be healthy by turning down abuela's delicious homemade dishes or try to explain to your American friends that they shouldn't eat for 48 hours before they come over for dinner at your mom's. Latinx take their food seriously — that's why there are so many debates about the origins of pisco, ceviche, and even empanadas — and so, of course, there are certain things about food only Latinx will understand. Read on for 13 true facts about food.

When People Assume All You Eat Is Rice and Beans

How No One Can Rival Your Family's Cooking

When You Gain Some Weight and Everyone Wants to Talk About It

When People Think You Love Everything Extra Spicy

How Eating Doesn't Involve Just 1 Serving, but Multiple

How Going Vegetarian Is Not Something You Can Do

How Life Is Too Short For Sub-Par Tortillas/Arepas/Empanadas/Pick One

The Importance of Always Having Some Goya on Hand

That Latino Food Doesn't Equal Mexican Food

How English Fails at Giving You the Right Words For Food

How the Holidays Mean Eating the Same Thing a Billion Times

What It's Like For Whole Countries to Fight Over Food

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