suggestions for Indigenismo to nonindigenous audience

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Foods that would be appropriate would be:

tacos (tlacua)
tamales
chile
sopes
nopales,
quelites,
tortillas,
turkey (hue'xolotl)
tomatillo
vanilla water drink (horchata, although that is a spanish drinK)
chocolate
pineapple
guacamole (ahuacamolli)
mole (molli)
quelites (quilitl)
xoconostles (xoconochtli)
camotes,
calabacitas (ayotli)
beans (etl)
green beans (e'xotl)

Nacho flavored Cheerios (alright I was just kidding on this one!)




Craig Berry wrote:
>
> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Alex wrote:
>
> > I believe the Aztecs (or their predecessors?) invented corn tortillas
> > which are consumed substantially in the U.S. And probably some
> > version of salsa (tomatoes or tomatillos, peppers, onions, cilantro).
>
> True, though I don't know about the cilantro.  Tamales would make another
> good representative Aztec food (either plain corn or corn with chiles or
> possibly turkey -- the "dog" and "Tlaxcaltec" filling options being a bit
> advanced for beginners).
>
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