In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I'm showing you one of the things I like best about our rapidly growing Hispanic community here in Knoxville. That's right, I'm all about the food. This is La Flor, a little panaderia (bakery) in Bearden. The proprietor, who speaks English so much better than I speak Spanish, recommended I try the pastry you see before you, a flaky delight with a banana-flavored merangue in the middle. They're called ojos (eyes) and they are muy delicioso. What are your favorite Latino foods?
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Eyes Have It
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I'm showing you one of the things I like best about our rapidly growing Hispanic community here in Knoxville. That's right, I'm all about the food. This is La Flor, a little panaderia (bakery) in Bearden. The proprietor, who speaks English so much better than I speak Spanish, recommended I try the pastry you see before you, a flaky delight with a banana-flavored merangue in the middle. They're called ojos (eyes) and they are muy delicioso. What are your favorite Latino foods?
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I like the homemade tamales. Theres a lady at work that brings them in every so often.
We don't get a lot, but I must say I am partial to a chicken enchilda.
I like lots of different Latino foods. that looks very interesting.
It was very warm here yesterday (unusual) and I think the butterfly was enjoying himself and warming himself on the ground so I was able to get the pic. MB
That looks yummi!!!!!!!
Latino food? Well, I live in a Latino Country (Portugal) and so get to eat a lot Latino food!! LOOOL!
My favourite is from Alentejo, a region between Lisbon and the Algarve. It uses a lot of bread and tomato and potatoe and meat or fish and regional spices. It's great. But I also like typical food from Northern Portugal.
Do you have many portuguese there also?
(regarding your comment: Yes, they are shipping containers. They are on a train (you can see the rails below the green)and maybe they used the roll-on/ roll-off method to get off the Container Ship! I took it with the help of a Friend who was driving and slowed down a second so that I could frame it!!
Thank you!!!)
pollo frito con salsa rojo y mojo
y mucho cervezas
hasta a la proxima
I'm with Jim on the tamales. I'm a fool for those things.
I used to live in Astoria (northeast of Queens in NYC) where there is a huge Brazilian and South American population. So I got to eat a lot of great Latino food.
When I'm in the mood, I still head out there to get some great Colombian enpanadas and some Brazilian black beans with rice.
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