As a self-proclaimed #ThirdCultureKid, author Marisel Salazar’s love for all types of Hispanic and American cuisine is what lies at the heart of her book LATIN-ISH. 📚 While her own heritage, a blend of Cuban, Panamanian, and Peruvian, laid important culinary foundations, her years spent living in places like Hawaii, Japan, Virginia, New York, and Madrid expanded her palate even further. “I grew up with two different kinds of Latino food: the traditional version from Latin America and the American version,” she explains, noting the combination of her mother’s traditional Cuban and Panamanian dishes alongside American-born fusion dishes like Breakfast Tacos, Mexican Casserole, and New Orleans Hot Tamales care of her step-father and other Americans abroad. “The story for each of those dishes always began: Well, back home in America, in this state, we make this.” It’s the kind of exposure that would push Marisel to create Latin-Ish, described as having a fearless perspective on nationa...