Latina Chefs on Instagram and TikTok with Creative Recipes
Story written by Luisana Rodriguez
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The smartest thing to do as the wave rises is to go with it. That’s exactly what comes to mind whenever a new Instagram or TikTok recipe catches our eyes (and our tummies, too). The art of preparing meals is a valuable source of wellness that may help you enhance your well-being, especially because food is what keeps us alive every day.
According to authors Nicole Farmer, Katherine Touchton-Leonard, and Alyson Ross in “Psychosocial Benefits of Cooking Interventions: A Systematic Review,” for health, education, and behavior, “cooking would benefit from an activity that promotes positive mood, self-confidence, and self-esteem in order to promote exchange of food and ideas and indeed, some research exists to support the idea that cooking may improve socialization and other physical and mental health outcomes.”
From Chef Zee to Edith Gálvez, these Latina foodies, chefs, and cooks will brighten your mood after trying the creative recipes they post online.
Here are 10 Latina Chefs Doing The Tastiest Content You Can't-Miss:
➀ Beatriz Santiago-Torres (@cookingconbeatriz):
Beatriz Santiago-Torres is a Latina from Boston with Puerto Rican roots who is creating culinary and self-love-focused content. Her dishes blend the best of soul food and home-cooked Boricua dishes with modern twists, like a healthy alternative for arroz con gandules or mofongo recipes.
➁ Edith Gálvez (@edithxbella):
Edith Gálvez’s quick and easy Mexican-inspired food and popular social media recipes feature consolidated meals that we’ve been saving under our favorites for a while, such as her sopa and queso fresco video. She also has an IT component in her short videos, which are worth seeing.
➂ Dora’s Table (@dorastable):
Dora, who is on TikTok and Instagram, is her brand's founder, recipe developer, and photographer. She prepares juicy plant-based dishes like tofu and mushroom meatballs, vegan pozole, or balsamic-roasted green beans as a vegan.
➃ Isabel (@tastyaz):
This Colombian food blogger based in Phoenix, Arizona, is the one for you if you love to read gastronomic content. Her dishes also stand out thanks to her well-organized feed and ideas. I recommend her Colombian arepas de queso since they relate to Venezuelan classical and delightful arepas.
➄ Lilibeth Ramírez (@recetaslily):
Lily is a Venezuelan author and cook with a marketing degree and a passion for cooking. She promotes nutritious and appetizing-looking meals to her one million Instagram followers. Her content is innovative, which is what makes it so appealing. Plus, her keto desserts are so interesting!
➅ Xenia Zee (@chef.zee):
Xenia, born and raised in New York City with Dominican and Cuban roots, describes her culinary work on her website by saying, “Food is a cultural currency that transcends spoken word.” Her asopao de camarones is a dish that we look forward to preparing!
➆ Agustina Liporace (@kulinaria.recetas):
Agus’ Argentinian and worldwide-inspired original meals have taken over Instagram and TikTok. You may have come across her delicious content even if you don’t follow any gastronomic pages. She specializes in developing recipes with ingredients that most Latin pantries already contain.
⑨ Vanessa (@my.dominican.kitchen):
Vanessa is a Dominican and Latin-inspired foodie blogger. She posts everything from crispy brussels sprouts with bacon and garlic to chipotle beef barbacoa and a didactic video on preparing white rice.
➇ Alexa Soto (@alexafuelednaturally):
When a cold strikes, you may reminisce about your Latin childhood while eating sopa de fideos (or, as Alexa puts it, a Mexican variation of tomato soup and grilled cheese). This Mexican and plant-based foodie creator has some mouthwatering dishes on her account.
⑩ Luisa Fernanda Lack (@t.best_choice):
Luisa has plenty of choices of meals for you to recreate at home with dishes like tinga de pollo or rajas de jalapeño y cebolla en limón. As a nutritionist, she maintains healthy components as the protagonist on her flavorsome plates.