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It is National Hispanic Heritage Month, which honors the contributions and culture of Latino Americans. One of the best ways to understand a culture, in my opinion, is through their food. Below are the best Hispanic cookbooks to get anyone familiar with Latin America. Comer bien!

1. Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in México by Rick Martinez
2. The Chilean Kitchen: 75 Seasonal Recipes for Stews, Breads, Salads, Cocktails, Desserts, and More by Pilar Hernández, Eileen Smith, Araceli Paz (Contributor)
3. Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook by Illyanna Maisonet
4. Argentinian Street Food: Empanadas, helados and dulce de leche by Enrique Zanoni, Gaston Stivelmaher, Akiko Ida (Photographer)
5. The Fire of Peru: Recipes and Stories from My Peruvian Kitchen by Ricardo Zarate, Jenn Garbee
6. The Big Peruvian Cookbook: 100 Delicious Traditional Recipes from Peru by Morena Cuadra, Morena Escardo
7. Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes and Rituals from the Soul of Colombia by Mariana Velásquez
8. The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico by Mely Martinez
9. Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America by Maricel E. Presilla
10. From the Source – Spain: Spain’s Most Authentic Recipes From the People That Know Them Best by Lonely Planet Food
11. Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing by Luz Calvo, Catriona Rueda Esquibel
12. Dulce de Leche: Recipes, Stories and Sweet Traditions by Josephine Caminos Oria, Kate Forrester (Illustrator)
13. Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen by Esteban Castillo
14. L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People & Places by Bill Esparza, Staci Valentine (Photographs), Gustavo Arellano (Foreword)
15. The Native Mexican Kitchen: A Journey into Cuisine, Culture, and Mezcal by Rachel Glueck, Noel Morales
16. Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way by Francis Mallmann
17. The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History by Ana Sofia Peláez, Ellen Silverman (Photographer)
18. Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from L.A. by Danny Trejo, Hugh Garvey
19. Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes and Rituals from the Soul of Colombia by Mariana Velásquez
20. Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Bricia Lopez, Javier Cabral
21. My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions by Gabriela Camara, Malena Watrous
22. Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen [A Cookbook] by Gonzalo Guzmán, Stacy Adimando
23. My Mother’s Bolivian Kitchen: Recipes and Recollections by José Sánchez-H.
24. The Exotic Kitchens of Peru: The Land of the Inca by Copeland Marks
25. Rick Bayless’s Mexican Kitchen by Rick Bayless

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