Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican foods

UCLA Professor Claudia Serrato, Ph.D., LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (lapca.org); Crystal Quintero, Dhr. Seven, Xochitl (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways (Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 2024) Tickets (Eventbrite)

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In this two-part series, students will gain a better understanding of Mesoamerican foods and diet. This class is held on two dates, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, 2024.

Part 1 (Jan. 27): Platica y Prueba (Talk and Taste Test): Indigenous Veganism Series, Part 1: Remembering Mesoamerican Foodways, Food Principles, and Seasonal Diets. This talk (platica) provides a brief historical account of Mesoamerican Foodways. These are the dietary changes resulting from colonial encounters and the erasure and appropriation of those Indigenous foodways.

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The class provides a decolonial and Indigenous ecofeminist critique toward remembering the value and importance of eating a local, ecological, sustainable, organic, native-based diet.

Part 2 (Feb. 3): Indigenous Veganism Series, Part 2: Indigenizing Vegan with Mesoamerican Foods.  This cooking class provides quick, simple, effective ways to integrate Indigenous plant-based foods into the making of nutrient-dense comiditas (foods) that retain their cultural heritage for anyone on the go.

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We will prepare pecan cream, corn milk chia seed pudding, cream of quinoa, and Indigenous protein powders.

• Instructor: Prof. Claudia Serrato, Ph.D., Indigenous culinary anthropologist, chef, and co-Founder of Across Our Kitchen Tables
• LA Cocina de Gloria Molina
• Indigenous Veganism: Mesoamerican Foodways
• Fee: $110 - LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (lapca.org)
• Eventbrite TICKETS: Saturday, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10:00 am
• Ages 18+ only

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