We exposed them to indigenous traditions and ingredients through dishes like vori vori, a corn-dumpling soup from Paraguay.

This article originally appeared in the January/February issue ofEatingWellmagazine.

three bowls of soup on a tile table

Photo: Leigh Beisch

Sandra Guiterrez

Chris Charles

Vori Vori (Corn-Dumpling Soup)

Leigh Beisch

Moqueca (Seafood & Coconut Chowder)

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Sopa de Fideos (Chicken Noodle Soup with Sofrito)

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Sopa de Albóndigas (Honduran-Style Meatball Soup)

Leigh Beisch

Locro de Papas (Potato & Peppers Soup)

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