What happens when a cookbook becomes a vessel for cultural memory, not just recipes, but grief, migration, and resistance? Today, Salvi Soul's Karla Vásquez returns to the podcast to break down the emotional labor behind documenting a community's untold stories and why finishing a project can change the way you walk through the world.

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00:00:00 Start 00:00:15 Intro 00:00:56 Interview Start 00:01:38 Back in 2020 00:03:15 Making the book a reality 00:05:55 Salvi LA Series 00:13:26 First time going to El Salvador 00:17:44 Finding the stories 00:24:13 Trauma and emotional labor 00:31:13 Cheap pupusas or cheap jokes? 00:39:10 Gallo en chicha - fine cuisine or peasant food? 00:48:32 Food anthropologist Dr. Claudia Moisa 00:51:23 Cost of elevating our cuisine 00:57:41 Finding ingredients for Salvi dishes 01:02:48 How does the book industry need to change? 01:07:41 Audience Questions 01:18:27 Credits

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