Will fajita become the new Moon Pie?
“When Flora Lopez moved to North Carolina in the mid-1990s, the grocery stores didn’t sell the kind of cornmeal used to make tortillas. Now, a little more than a decade later, tiendas are sprinkled throughout this town of 28,000 – and not only in Hispanic neighborhoods.
At Wal-Mart, pallets are stacked high with Maseca cornmeal, Mexican candies and other imports, including tomatillos, powdered shrimp and an array of peppers. Across the highway, a car dealership advertises “Credito Facil” – easy credit. A furniture store brags on its sign, “Se Habla Espanol.”"
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Posted on: November 23rd, 2005Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News
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