Vegan in Hermosillo

When you think of Sonoran food, what comes to mind? Maybe tender flour tortillas, fresh seafood, Sonoran hot dogs — almost certainly grilled beef, or carne asada. But a growing number of people in the Mexican state of Sonora are ditching animal products and opening restaurants centered on plant-based foods, in all their forms. From the Fronteras Desk in the Sonoran capital Hermosillo, KJZZ’s Kendal Blust reports on what some have called the vegan boom.