The Metro: American cuisine has become a World Cup highlight
Visitors to the U.S. over the last month have discovered a unique culinary landscape, largely rooted in immigrant tradition.
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For the last month Americans have been watching soccer with the World Cup being played on U.S. soil for the first time in more than 30 years. The final game is this weekend.
As people from around the globe visit, the tournament has highlighted a sharing of cultures. Not only as people show off their own communities in support of their national teams, but also as tourists try American cuisine.
Videos on social media have shown people from Europe coming over and being impressed by the food. That raises the question of what makes the culinary landscape in the U.S., a country founded by immigrants, so different.
Chef Nick Sanchez is an immigrant who serves as the director of the Patchwork Culinary Project. He joins The Metro to discuss the impact of immigrants and refugees on the country’s culinary landscape.
“They bring their food and culture and their flavors with them,” Sanchez say. “Those flavors eventually become our daily meal staples.”
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