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Mexican FoodMexican Food and Beverages and Beverages
By Denice PerezBy Denice Perez
History History
Spanish Conquistadores Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Mexico Cityarrived in Mexico City
Diet consists of corn-Diet consists of corn-based dishes with chiles based dishes with chiles and herbs. and herbs.
Beans, nopales and Beans, nopales and tomatoestomatoes
Indigenous people ate Indigenous people ate avocados, papaya, avocados, papaya, guava, jicama guava, jicama
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Mexican Cuisine Mexican Cuisine
Mayan Indians influenceMayan Indians influence
The conquest of Mexico The conquest of Mexico by Spain in 1521 had a by Spain in 1521 had a great influence on great influence on Mexican cuisine.Mexican cuisine.
Traditional ingredients Traditional ingredients include beans, include beans, chocolate, corn, squash, chocolate, corn, squash, tomatoes, chocolate, tomatoes, chocolate, avocado, vanilla, spices, avocado, vanilla, spices, and of course, chili and of course, chili peppers.peppers.
Regions in Mexico Regions in Mexico
The six regions of The six regions of Mexico differ greatly in Mexico differ greatly in their cuisinestheir cuisines
Central Mexico's cuisine Central Mexico's cuisine is largely influenced by is largely influenced by the rest of the country, the rest of the country, but has unique and but has unique and tasty dishes such as tasty dishes such as barbacoa, pozole, barbacoa, pozole, menudo, carnitas. menudo, carnitas.
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Tradition Tradition
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Classic MealsClassic Meals
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Chocolate Chocolate
Chocolate played an Chocolate played an important part in the important part in the history of Mexican history of Mexican cuisinecuisine
Chocolate was first drunk Chocolate was first drunk rather than eaten. rather than eaten.
It was used as currency It was used as currency and for religious rituals. and for religious rituals.
he drink, called he drink, called xocoatl, xocoatl, was often flavored with was often flavored with vanilla, chili pepper, and vanilla, chili pepper, and achioteachiote
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Tortillas Tortillas
The word The word tortilla Spanish tortilla Spanish denotes two different denotes two different classes of foods, one classes of foods, one basically an omelette basically an omelette which may have added which may have added ingredients, the other a ingredients, the other a flat thin cake of maize or flat thin cake of maize or flour.flour.
The Aztecs used a lot of The Aztecs used a lot of corn, both eaten straight corn, both eaten straight from the cob and in from the cob and in recipes. They ground the recipes. They ground the corn, and used the corn, and used the cornmeal to make a cornmeal to make a dough called dough called masa.masa.
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BeveragesBeverages
TequilaTequila BeerBeer Aguas FrescasAguas Frescas
- Mango - Mango
- Cantaloupe- Cantaloupe
- Pineapple- Pineapple
-Watermelon -Watermelon
Hot ChocolateHot Chocolate
- chocolatl means chocolate in - chocolatl means chocolate in
Nahautl in an Aztec languageNahautl in an Aztec language
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