Cocina de Negros Mascogos

Cocina de Negros Mascogos

Less closely guarded but just as culturally sustaining are culinary traditions. While capeyuye feeds the spirit and connections to the ancestors, food sustains the body and close connections of present day existence.

Hungry For History  features a really fun interview with Dr. María Hammack about the Negros Mascogos, alongside discussiong of the cuisine of the culture.

Laura Herrera

Laura Herrera is the custodian of what’s cooking culturally in El Nacimiento and, like Gertrude, is featured in the town murals.

Laura Herrera
A mural on an orange building features a Laura Herrera in a high neck blue dress with a matching head wrap. The back of her shoulder is yellow as though she is bathed in sunlight or perhaps she herself is shining. In the background are three rows of triangles reminiscent of mountains overlayed with spiky plants with pink fruits.