Mexican Culture Cooking

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My concentration demonstrates the exploration of the culinary arts and to preserve the culture. Images 1-4 depict the most common dishes Hispanics eat. The growth of the images portray the different types of ingredients being used from the basic Corn Tortilla to the Fresh Shredded Cheese. My grandma has a real passion for cooking I incorporated her old recipes with her favorite dishes in Images 5-10. Those recipes have been handed down from generation to generation. This demonstrates that family traditions are kept alive and encourages families to keep the continuity of our lovely culture going. In the Mexican Culture woman are believed to always be the ones that stay in the kitchen and be a maid (image 11) but it has changed since some have

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