Bananas

Flora of Mexico: The Banana. An herbaceous plant that grows in tropical climes and produces a high-energy fruit found in many parts of Mexico.

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Atole

Atole is hot and thick, made of a corn gruel, sweetened with piloncillo (dark, unrefined cane sugar that still retains a lot of the molasses content) and flavored with cinnamon and/or vanilla, chocolate or fruit.

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Three Kings Day

Three King’s Day, January 6th, is a popular Mexican holiday and traditionally when children in Mexico are given their Christmas gifts.

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Gastronomy of Mayan Mexico

The culinary traditions of the southernmost Mexican states (Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo and Yucatan) are a melding of influences of the native Maya and the Spanish.

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Mexican Cuisine

The cuisines and ingredients of Mexico: the evolution of Mexican food

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Pozole

Pozole, a hearty hominy corn based soup, is a truly typical Mexican dish popular in the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Morelos

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