The Latin American Foods and Culture lecture will take place Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Coleman Hall Room 1130. The event will be presented by Kristen Natt and Carlos Amaya as part of the Latino Heritage Celebration, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 22.

“The Latino Heritage Celebration is a month-long celebration of an important part of our culture,” said Natt, assistant professor of Spanish.

The lecture will be an overview of the different foods in El Salvador and the customs that go along with it for people to appreciate what is out there, Natt said.

The lecture will concentrate on Latin America. The intention of the lecture is to teach Americans about the culture and make them aware that there is more variety to Latin food than what is just on a menu at a Mexican restaurant, said Amaya, professor of foreign languages.

There will be samples of food from six to seven different countries for students to try.

“I hope everyone attends because it will be very interesting and new for people to see and taste,” Amaya said.

As part of this year’s celebration, there have already been a series of lectures, presentations and activities for students to enjoy. The presentation of a movie, a salsa dance and various lectures are still to come.

“There is something new in the Latino Heritage Celebration every year. Last year there was a power point presentation on Central America, so this year we decided to try this to change things,” Amaya said.