Olivia Potts Olivia Potts

The women who changed American cuisine forever

Seven champions of ‘immigrant’ food — from Mexico, India, China, the Caribbean and Europe —finally receive their due from Mayukh Sen

Madeleine Kamman in 1986. [Getty Images] 
issue 22 January 2022

What is ‘immigrant food’? In America, the answer can be just about anything — from burritos to bibimbap to burgers. In a country shaped by immigrants, there is little else but immigrant food. But while some food cultures are firmly embedded in the American mainstream, well-mixed into the fabled ‘melting pot’, others are not.

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