Let’s talk about the connection between food and Latino Identity. 82% of Hispanics say the most delicious food comes out of their family kitchen. Authentic recipes and dishes are passed down from generation to generation and love is the essential ingredient in Latino foods. That’s my mom Pillo at 86, still grilling chiles out back. Meet Encarnación Pinedo whose first cookbook, El Cocinero Español was published in 1898 in San Francisco. It was the first cookbook written by a Hispanic in the U.S. and first written recording of Californio food.