Catholic Church Nuns played an important role in the cuisine development of Mexico.
1864 Monarchy Austro-Hungarian Italian and French influences.
Dictatorship High European influence
5 Food and Culture of Mexico
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) soldaderas based their cooking on masa and local ingredients.
The Golden Age (1930-1950) Great artists Diego Rivera David Alfaro Siqueiros José Clemente Orozco. Great efforts to interpret the values of Mexicos past and increase the peoples pride in their heritage.
6 Food and Culture of Mexico
Key Mexican Ingredients
Tortilla (and corn) price set by Mexican government
More varieties in Mexico than any country
Worlds largest producer of avocados and asparagus
Major exporter of chocolate (2nd) peppers (2nd) banana (8th) and beans (4th).
7 Tacos and Taco Shops 8 Food and Culture of Mexico
Rolled can be soft or fried
Traditional steamed often associated with Holidays
Green sauces and moles southern
Red sauces northern
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The Maya World Quintana Roo Yucatán Campeche Chiapas
Isthmus of Tehuantepec Tabasco Oaxaca Veracruz
Central Mexico México DF Hidalgo Tlaxcala Puebla Morelos
Colonial Guanajuato Querétaro Aguascalientes Jalisco Michoacán San Luis Potosí Zacatecas
The Frontier BCN BCS Sonora Chihuahua Nuevo León Durango Tamaulipas
11 Gusano Worms Mole 12 Tex-Mex and Southwestern
Fajitas (Houston 1973)
Chile con carne (Texas cowboy range food)
Folded fried tacos (Los Angeles 1930s popularized by Taco Bell 1962)
Mexican Corn breads
Nachos (Texas State Fair 1964)
Chimichangas (Tucson 1950)
Game and birds
Acorns and seeds
Incorporate more Native American flavors
Tequila is an alcoholic drink made in the arid highlands of central Mexico from fermented and distilled sap of the agave (also called a maguey) an indigenous plant (a succulent not a cactus)
Tequila Myth 1 Theres a worm in tequila.
Tequila Myth 2 Tequila is made from cactus.
Tequila Myth 3 Tequila and mezcal are the same thing.
Tequila is from only Weber blue agave. Mezcal can be made from five different varieties of agave
Mezcal is produced around the city of Oaxaca (and states of Guerrero Durango San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas). Tequila comes from the northwestern state of Jalisco.
Tequila is double distilled.
Best Tequilas cost about 50 excellent versions are reposados or stilled these are aged about 6 months to 1 year. Less expensive reposados cost about 15.
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