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a hot pepper is called this
chile
a food associated with a certain country and very popular among the nation's people
a national dish
a flat, unleavened bread made from cornmeal or wheat flour and water
What is a tortilla
a small turnover filled with any of a variety of fillings
What is an empanada?
This seafood is harvested in large quantities from Mexican coastal waters
What is shrimp?
this is a green, starchy fruit that has a bland flavor and looks much like a large banana
what is a plantain?
This is a marinated raw fish dish
What is cerviche?
This is another term for chiles
What is aji
This is a corn pancake similar to a tortilla
What is an arepa?
This group of people made a great impact on Brazilian cuisine
Who were the Africans?
a complex, chile-flavored sauce
What is a mole?
The landmass stretching southward from the Rio Grande to the tip of South America
What is Latin America?
A flat area that is higher in elevation than the surrounding land
What is a plateau?
The main meal of the day, served in the middle of the day.
What is comida?
This food was contributed to Mexican cuisine by the Spaniards
What is beef?
a starchy root plant eaten as a side dish and used in flour form in cookin
What is cassava?
Brazil's national dish made with meat and black beans
What is feijoada completa?
Palm oil that gives Brazilian dishes a bright yellow-orange color
What is dende oil?
Venezuela's national dish, which is cornmeal dough filled with other foods and wrapped in banana leaves
What is hallacas?
The first meal of the day in Mexico
What is desayuno?
a nomadic herder of the Pampas during the 18th and 19th centuries
This is a meat pie made with a sugar-coated topping of ground fresh corn
What is pastel de choclo?
A peppery herb and parsley sauce used by the Argentine gauchos to accompany freshly roasted beef
What is chimichurri?
The final ingredient added to the mole used to prepare the traditional Mexican dish turkey mole
What is unsweetened chocolate?
Called cuy by the Peruvians, what type of meat is often brushed with olive oil and garlic and served roasted
What is guinea pig?