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Form green peppers are used in.
Fresh
Form red peppers are used in.
Dried
This determines who hosts 'Candlemas Day'.
Baby in cake
Describe families in Mexico.
Hard working and close-knit. Children help out at early age. Extended families.
Enchilades, burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas, etc.
Most common seafood export.
Shrimp
Egg + sugar dish typically served for dessert.
Flan
October 31 through November 2
Part of Mexico tropical fruits are grown in.
Southern Mexico + on the Gulf Coast
River that separates Texas + Mexico.
Rio Grande
Two most grown crops in Mexico.
Corn and Beans
Two types of beans grown in Mexico.
Pinto Beans + Black Beans
Ingredient/crop Aztecs contributed (must give 1 correct answer).
Vanilla, corn, peppers, peanuts, tomatoes, avocados, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, pineapples, and papayas
Ingredient/crop Spaniards contributed (must give 1 correct answer).
Oil, wine, cinnamon, cloves, rice, wheat, peaches, apricots, beef, and chicken
Method of cooking introduced by Spaniards.
Deep frying or pan frying
Starchy banana.
Plantain
Most common type of tortilla.
Corn tortilla
Man who conquered Mexico.
Hernando Cortés
Reasons farming is difficult (must give 1 correct answer).
Scarcity of good soil, poor crop yields, and/or difficulty affording modern machinery
Official language of Latin America.
Spanish or Portuguese
Describe molé.
Complex sauce made with chili peppers, spices, nuts, chocolate, etc.
Crop grown in Northern Mexico (must give 1 correct answer).
Barley, wheat, rice, and oats
Holiday that occurs on January 6th.
Feast of Epiphany
Leaf used for tamales in S. Mexico.
Banana Leaf.
Flower used during Dia de los Muertos.
Marigold