The Columbus Exchange
Recipes
Food culture in Spanish-speaking countries
Fun facts about foods from Latin America
100
Name three food products from the "New World" that Europeans did not know before they arrived to America
tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, corn, cacao, squash...
100
What do you need to prepare salsa?
Tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lima juice (salt and pepper optional)
100
Which country is the world biggest consumer of tortillas?
Mexico
100
The Mayans were the first people to make chewing gum. What did they use for it?
Sap from the chicozapote tree (sap from a tree also ok)
200
Name three food products from the "Old World" that Native Americans did not know before Europeans arrived to America
Apples, citrus, wheat, grapes...
200
Do we use flour to prepare the Spanish almond cake known as Tarta de Santiago?
No, we used grinded almonds
200
Name two countries where people eat arepas
Venezuela and Colombia
200
According to historians, where was corn first grown?
In the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico, at around 9,000 years ago.
300
Name three animals brought by the Europeans to America
Sheep, pigs, cows...
300
What do you need to prepare guacamole?
Avocados, onion, tomatoes, cilantro and lima juice
300
What is atole and what ingredients do you need to prepare it?
Atole is a Mexican drink made with masa (a type of corn flour), water, unrefined cane sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and optional chocolate or fruit.
300
What is huitlacoche?
A corn fungus considered a delicacy in Mexico
400
After the Europeans brought tomatoes to Europe, this fruit was for a long used as...
Decoration
400
What are the three dairy products used in the sauce of Torta de Tres Leches?
Evaporated milk, condensed milk and heavy cream
400
From which region of Spain is "pan tumaca" originally?
Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain
400
If you travel to Spain, what will you get if you order a tortilla?
A kind of frittata made with potatoes, eggs and onions
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