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Nation of Immigrants: Sharing Venezuelan Sandwiches and Culture in Red State Territory
Lafayette, Louisiana might seem like an unlikely home for the restaurant Patacón, which serves cheese- and meat-stuffed sandwiches made of fried plantains.
Patacon de Pernil Recipe
This Venezuelan sandwich replaces bread with fried green plantains, stuffed with pork and wasakaka sauce.
Venezuelan Food Shortages Are Adding to the Chaos
I talked to a NYC-based Venezuelan restaurant owner about the bizarre reality of sourcing Venezuelan ingredients in America as natives struggle to find food on grocery store shelves in the midst of the ongoing protests.
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