suggestions for Indigenismo to nonindigenous audience

[Alex]

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).


At 04:29 PM 7/16/99 -0600, you wrote:
>hello everyone,
>I am working on a project on general indigenous culture that will be
>presented to a diverse audience.  The project is for my work, so that I can
>teach my collegues about my interests.  I am looking for suggestions of what
>kinds of foods I should make as samples of what my ancestry created (so
far I
>considered serving chocolate to keep them awake!) Any suggestions as to what
>else I should speak about, serve or teach that would be of interest to
them?
>This will be the first time this audience has heard anything on the subject
>and unfortunately may be their last experience (if I can't help it).
>
>thank you
>Jessica
>