Patricia Escárcega
Patricia Escárcega is a journalist based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Bon Appetit, Playboy, Roads & Kingdoms and The Counter. She was previously a restaurant critic at the Los Angeles Times and Phoenix New Times.
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Rice — a staple of Latin American kitchens for generations — was a crop introduced to Mesoamerica by Spanish conquistadors in the 1520s. As a new generation of Latinx cooks meditate on the relationship between European colonization and food, Deysi Serrano of Milpa Grille shares tips for incorporating ancestral ingredients and cooking techniques into your daily life.