As Maricel E. Presilla shows in
Gran Cocina Latina, it's a wonderfully complex amalgam of Portugese and Spanish - speaking countries» cooking customs, from Argentina and Cuba to Mexico and many islands in the Caribbean.
Maricel E. Presilla's
Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America roams from Mexico to Argentina, from Cuba to Brazil.
Gran Cocina Latina by Marciel E. Presilla Read a review of this cookbook.
A few months ago I came across an Avocado and Onion Salad in my favorite cookbook,
Gran Cocina Latina, the 2013 James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year.