Mexican Food
The Mexican cuisine has a wide variety of flavours, decoration and spices furthermore the rich culture of Mexico reflects the country's complex history and is influenced by family ties, the populations, religion, location and social class, among other factors. This presentation will explore Mexican food and its cultural influences.
Mexico is located in North America and from its farthest land points Mexico is just a little over 3 200km in length. Its geographical features include those of Central plateaus, deserts, tropical lowlands, mountain ranges, peninsulas and coastline. Being the 14th largest country in the world it is highly populated, with approximately 122.3 million inhabitants. As the general terrain of Mexico is incredibly varied, …show more content…
Mexican food can be divided into regions however food travels across the country daily for everyone to enjoy. These regions included; The Northern region which is well-known for meat and cheeses, the North-Pacific coast, which grows more fruit and vegetables; the Bajio region which contains more rice, pork, and sausages, the South-Pacific coast which grow a large variety of chili pepper, chicken, and cheese; the Southern region which is known for corn and spices and the Gulf region which has corn and vanilla.
Spice is a large part of the Mexican cuisine as Mexicans love their food full of heat and colour which comes from chilli’s. Chillies give Mexican cooking a distinct flavour. Corn is another large part of the Mexican diet and can be found in almost every meal. Corn is consumed in many forms such as roast on the cob, porridge, as a wrap and most importantly in a tortilla. Of course some of western’s favourites are also consumed widely in Mexico. Enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas and guacamole, are all large parts of the Mexican …show more content…
Along with the sweet death bread mentioned earlier other fruits, vegetables, grains and prepared foods are offered to the dead relatives. Objects symbolizing the four elements of nature: earth, wind, water, and fire are also offered to the relatives. These are represented by movable or light-weight items such as a bowl of water, candles and food. Tequila is a drink enjoyed by every Mexican and their deceased relatives as Mexicans are known for their fun and festive culture. Christmas is a time when family and friends get together to celebrate, and of course food plays a big part in any Mexican Christmas celebration. In Mexico it is customary to have a family dinner late on Christmas Eve. Some of the foods that are traditionally eaten at Christmastime in Mexico, either at Christmas Eve dinner or during the festivities leading up to Christmas such as las posadas, tamales, bacalao, romeritos, pavo and Ensalada de noche
Mexico is located in North America and from its farthest land points Mexico is just a little over 3 200km in length. Its geographical features include those of Central plateaus, deserts, tropical lowlands, mountain ranges, peninsulas and coastline. Being the 14th largest country in the world it is highly populated, with approximately 122.3 million inhabitants. As the general terrain of Mexico is incredibly varied, …show more content…
Mexican food can be divided into regions however food travels across the country daily for everyone to enjoy. These regions included; The Northern region which is well-known for meat and cheeses, the North-Pacific coast, which grows more fruit and vegetables; the Bajio region which contains more rice, pork, and sausages, the South-Pacific coast which grow a large variety of chili pepper, chicken, and cheese; the Southern region which is known for corn and spices and the Gulf region which has corn and vanilla.
Spice is a large part of the Mexican cuisine as Mexicans love their food full of heat and colour which comes from chilli’s. Chillies give Mexican cooking a distinct flavour. Corn is another large part of the Mexican diet and can be found in almost every meal. Corn is consumed in many forms such as roast on the cob, porridge, as a wrap and most importantly in a tortilla. Of course some of western’s favourites are also consumed widely in Mexico. Enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas and guacamole, are all large parts of the Mexican …show more content…
Along with the sweet death bread mentioned earlier other fruits, vegetables, grains and prepared foods are offered to the dead relatives. Objects symbolizing the four elements of nature: earth, wind, water, and fire are also offered to the relatives. These are represented by movable or light-weight items such as a bowl of water, candles and food. Tequila is a drink enjoyed by every Mexican and their deceased relatives as Mexicans are known for their fun and festive culture. Christmas is a time when family and friends get together to celebrate, and of course food plays a big part in any Mexican Christmas celebration. In Mexico it is customary to have a family dinner late on Christmas Eve. Some of the foods that are traditionally eaten at Christmastime in Mexico, either at Christmas Eve dinner or during the festivities leading up to Christmas such as las posadas, tamales, bacalao, romeritos, pavo and Ensalada de noche