Alegrías de Amaranto with Guest Chef Maria Parra Cano
October 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Guest Chef Maria Parra Cano joins us in the KIDchen to make Alegrías de Amaranto, a traditional Mexican Amaranth Treat!
Classes take place at 10:30am & 11:30am. Space is limited, sign up at admissions upon arrival.
Allergens: amaranth, agave, honey, sunflower seed butter, cinnamon, vanilla, pumpkin seeds, raisins
¿Qué es el amaranto? What is amaranth?
Amaranto (amaranth or Huentli) is an ancestral Mesoamerican food cultivated and valued for generations. Alegrías are traditional Mexican sweets made from popped amaranth and a sweet binder, often honey or piloncillo.
About Chef Maria Parra Cano
Maria Del Carmen Parra Cano is a Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director of the Cihuapactli Collective. Maria is a Xicana Indigena born in Phoenix, Arizona with her lineages stemming from the Mexica People from Texcoco, Mexico & Raramuri People from Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua. She is an Ancestral Foods Chef who shares Indigenous food traditions through community cooking classes, workshops, and cultural education. Her work helps connect Phoenix-area families to traditional foods, Sonoran Desert plant knowledge, and ancestral practices.