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Where the flavors of our childhoods show up in adulthood. - Monterrey County Weekly
Growing up in East Salinas, Brew-n-Krew co-owners (and husband-and-wife) Marlene García and Steven Corona shared very similar food experiences. “I grew up like a typical first-generation Mexican-American. There was mole, nopales, agua frescas and fresas (strawberries),” Corona says. Spices like cinnamon, hibiscus and chocolate are flavors that weave their childhood food memories together.
But when thinking of novelty items they enjoyed as kids, they think about candies and sugary cereals: “We barely ever bought Cinnamon Toast Crunch,” says García. “When we had it, it was gone so fast because we were so excited.”
People often have fond food memories. The everyday food of childhood – what people ate out of necessity, out of habit, or out of convenience – varies a lot, and can stir some pretty strong feelings even if it doesn’t come with imagery of idealized family dinners.
Growing up in East Salinas, Brew-n-Krew co-owners (and husband-and-wife) Marlene García and Steven Corona shared very similar food experiences. “I grew up like a typical first-generation Mexican-American. There was mole, nopales, agua frescas and fresas (strawberries),” Corona says. Spices like cinnamon, hibiscus and chocolate are flavors that weave their childhood food memories together.
But when thinking of novelty items they enjoyed as kids, they think about candies and sugary cereals: “We barely ever bought Cinnamon Toast Crunch,” says García. “When we had it, it was gone so fast because we were so excited.”
People often have fond food memories. The everyday food of childhood – what people ate out of necessity, out of habit, or out of convenience – varies a lot, and can stir some pretty strong feelings even if it doesn’t come with imagery of idealized family dinners.