AMAYA F. / Finalist

The Theme: The Impact of Food on Basque Culture

Connecting Around the Table

“My first interactions with my Basque culture were through the Basque dinners my mother and grandmother threw when we lived in a community with a very low Basque population. I grew up seeing how these Basque dinners brought the community together and shared our Basque culture with others. When I went to the Basque Country this summer, I discovered that the strong community aspect of food is the center of Basque culture, and it is here that people come together. That’s the power of food. It remains timeless; even as everything around it changes, we still have the table to sit around and connect.”