mexican cuisine

Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico. Its roots lie in Mesoamerican cuisine
Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico.
Today's food staples are native to the land and include: corn (maize), beans, squash, amaranth, chia, avocados, tomatoes, tomatillos, cacao, vanilla, agave, turkey, spirulina, sweet potato, cactus, and chili pepper. Its history over the centuries has resulted in regional cuisines based on local conditions, including Baja Med, Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxacan, and the American cuisines of New Mexican and Tex-Mex.
Spanish influence in Mexican cuisine is also noticeable in its sweets such as: alfajores, alfeniques, borrachitos and churros.

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  1. Morning Glory

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  2. portafolio1725

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  3. CraigC

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  4. CraigC

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  5. Morning Glory

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  6. CraigC

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  7. CraigC

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  8. Morning Glory

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  9. SatNavSaysStraightOn

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  10. theizzman

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  11. theizzman

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  12. theizzman

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  13. Diane Lane

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  14. Rosyrain

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  15. cupcakechef

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  16. GadgetGuy

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  17. primalclaws1974

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