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September 29: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Recipes from Hispanic Cultures!

Hispanic food is admired for its diversity, and what better time to sample as much of that variety as possible than during Hispanic Heritage Month?

Despite the array of foodstuffs on offer from Mexico to Argentina, Peru to Brazil, one thing that many Hispanic dishes have in common is that that they're often based around maize, from which we get finger-food favorites such as tacos and tortillas. Incredibly, the earliest tortilla is dated around 10,000BC, as corn tortillas were popular among the Aztecs. Nowadays, they tend to feature in family dinner recipes for sopes, quesadillas, tostadas and more!

It might surprise you that tortillas, although once seen as a distinctly Hispanic food, are now the second most popular bread product in the United States. They've surpassed the traditional American muffin in terms of popularity - that's testament to the success of Hispanic food distributors across the nation! Pair them up with Latin American condiments such as salsa and guacamole to round-off Hispanic Heritage Month recipes in style!

Shrimp with Green Sauce

This dish in Spanish, known as Camarones con Salsa Verde. A very typical dish in Spanish Tapas bars.

by A New York Foodie

Chicken Chrorizo Empanadas

Homemade empanadas filled with chicken, chorizo, mushroom, and olive.

by Cooking Madly

Cuban Chicken

Chicken marinated in a citrus marinade, browned and cooked with peppers, onions, olives, tomatoes and raisins.

by recipesfoodandcooking

Arepa

Arepa (South American White Corn Cakes)

by theuntamedcook

Classic Chiles Rellenos Recipe

This traditional chiles rellenos recipe is a classic and also a must if you're a chili pepper lover. Translated, "chiles rellenos" is "stuffed chili peppers". While there are many, many variations for you to explore, you still can't go wrong with this classic, delicious recipe.

by Chili Pepper Madness

Tamales from Belize

Belize-style tamales are little cornmeal parcels stuffed with spicy chicken stew and steamed in fresh banana leaves.

by WhereTheFoodIs

Alfajores de Maicena

Un dulce típico de Argentina cuyo relleno es muy conocido, el dulce de leche hecho en casa.

by saragon

Shrimp Ceviche Ecuadorian Style

Cooked shrimp in gazpacho-like sauce. Mild, citrusy sweet, crunchy marinated onions. Fresh summertime seafood, garden tomatoes, herb flavors. Serve with fried plantains/popcorn.

by experiencefood

Surf Clam Ceviche

Peruvian style Ceviche using surf clams as the main ingredient.

by Red Shallot

Arepas de Queso

Colombian arepas de queso topped of with sour cream and caviar. Part of my celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

by Food Samba

Bread and Butter Pickles

My great grandmothers recipe for bread and butter pickles.

by recipesfoodandcooking

Cuban Potato Balls (Papas Rellenas)

A Cuban treat. Seasoned beef stuffed inside mashed potatoes, breaded and fried. A great appetizer! Photographed step-by-step with over 90 color images.

by candidappetite