$10 Deal: South American dishes to share at El Sabor Latino
On El Sabor Latino’s “antojos” menu — translated as cravings or snacks — choose from cheesy delights like the aborrajado ($4.50), a fried mash of sweet plantains (plátanos maduros) encasing a hunk of melty, fresh mozzarella. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a food writer and professional cook from rural Central California. He is a Memphis transplant by way of New Orleans and New York City. He has a bachelor’s in English from UC Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education and is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Memphis. Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com
There’s no better place to showcase some of the best local eats Colombia has to offer than El Sabor Latino on Avon Road.
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