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For Farmers’ Market shoppers who have been wondering what to cook with the array of interesting and unusual produce to be found at the Berkeley Ecology Center Farmers’ Market, the Market will present the first program in its Ethnic Food Festival, Latin American Cuisine, this Saturday, June 26. Three popular market food purveyors will demonstrate the tricks of their trade. Amigas, a Mexican caterer, Flaco’s, with vegan Mexican food, and Sofrito Puerto Rican Cuisine will give cooking demonstrations at the market, located next to the Berkeley City Hall on Center St. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.  

At 11 a.m., Amigas, a family owned business, will be preparing traditional Mexican cuisine with a personal touch. Then at 11:30, Sofrito will make Puerto Rican Caribbean food, the Latin side of Caribbean food, which is more sabroso (savory) than spicy hot. At noon, Antonio Magaña of Flacos Vegan Mexican Food will create vegetarian Mexican dishes using a variety of organic ingredients indigenous to the Americas. 

The second program, on July 7, will feature cuisine of India.›