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EDITOR'S
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ii,SValley Roots
pequin, originated from a conversation between our new
T his month's story on Texas' only native pepper, the chile
senior editor, Danielle Lopez, and her father. She started
her research by calling her dad, who like many Texans,
has been on a lifelong quest to find the perfect salsa. "He started
telling me about how his mcm would pick fresh pequins that grew
around their house in Pharr and ring them in to make a really hot,
delicious salsa,"she says. "It's avery common practice among South
Texans. But he joked that we dcn't see it ir. restaurants too often
because people can't handle the heat." Danielle joined our team in
June to head up our food coverage, after stints at the Alcalde, KUT,
and the Texas Observer. One of her first tas_<s was shaping a neb-
ulous story idea we'd been kicking around for a while on peppers
and their prominence in Texas cuisine.
The resulting story, penned byAustin-based writer Cat Cardenas,
delves into the many uses for the chile pequin and its deep roots
in Latino culture across the state. Born and raised in McAllen in
the Rio Grande Valley, Danielle grew up "in a big family, speaking
Spanglish, eating lots of Mexican food, and singing along to coun-
try and Tejano music." It's that culture and the feeling of commu-
nity that she misses most about her hometown since moving toAustin. She's looking forward to exploring more of Texas' cultural
diversity and inimitable variety of food in her role as Plates editor.
"I think there's a lot to be learned about people through their rela-
tionship with food;' she says. "'Nhether it's a chef in one of the big
cities serving cutting-edge dishes or a family who's been baking
pastries in their hometown fo: 100 years, there's always a great
story to tell."
Danielle's favorite place to visit in Texas is South Padre Island,
where her family vacationed frequently. For the last few years,
she's taken annual trips to Kingsland, about an hour-and-a-half
northwest of Austin, to spend lime on Lake LBJ. She's hoping to
explore the Panhardle in the coming years. "In our next issue, we
have a story about a restaurantn Lubbock thatI'm excited about,"
she says. If you have ideas for future food stories we should cover,
send her an email at danielle.lcpez@txdot.gov.EMILY RO ERTS STONE
EDITOR IN CHIEFPhoto: Brenda BazOnR
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