suggestions for Indigenismo to nonindigenous audience

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cilantro is an Asian import into Mexico.

that is why many times in anglo markets, it is sold as chinese parsley.
it is very popular in Vietnamese and chinese foods.

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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