Sofia Vergara is the face of the Esquire April 2012 issue, which appropriately focuses on sex. In her accompanying cover story, the “Modern Family” bombshell talked about what American men should know about falling in love with a Latina.

For starters, men had better get used to Latinas’ mercurial personality and embrace patience. “There’s always a lot going on,” Vergara explained. “Nick wonders how I can get really mad and scream, then turn around, do something, come back, and forget that I was mad.” This polarity is for a purpose, she adds: “It’s better that way. You forget about what’s bothering you. It’s not like you’re holding it inside, you know? You get it out — and it’s over with.”

Vergara also revealed her lack of culinary skills. “Listen, I didn’t know how to make coffee when I came to the United States. Because in Colombia the maids do it,” she said. “A mother tells the maids what to cook. The mothers are like conductors of the household. But they’re not really doing it.”

See more photos of Sofia Vergara by James White for Esquire in the gallery below.