Food is essential. Everyone eats. In the case of Mexico, food has a long history and is perhaps one of the many important elements of their culture. Mexican dishes are simple, yet elaborate and rich in color and savor. One of their ingredients, corn (or maize), is at the heart of Mexican cuisine. Maize goes back to pre-Columbian times when it was part of the natives and indigenous diet. They made tortillas with corn, and gradually began to add different kinds of meats, vegetables, and spices. Their traditional food, however did not stay the same forever. Mexico’s cuisine underwent a major change in the way their food was prepared and made with Spanish and Indian influences. Mexico’s traditional food was mixed with these other influences and resulted in a change in their cuisine, but also in the blending of different cultures.
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They have played an important role in the house since the 19th century, and even before then. Women are the ones who would bend on their knees to grind corn in order to make tortillas and feed their families.
By looking to the cultural history of food in Mexico and influences of gender, race, and class on types of food preferences and methods of preparation from pre-Columbian times to the present, Jeffrey Pilcher recognizes that there is a relationship that exists between cuisine and
They have played an important role in the house since the 19th century, and even before then. Women are the ones who would bend on their knees to grind corn in order to make tortillas and feed their families.
By looking to the cultural history of food in Mexico and influences of gender, race, and class on types of food preferences and methods of preparation from pre-Columbian times to the present, Jeffrey Pilcher recognizes that there is a relationship that exists between cuisine and