Exam 16: Mexico

What name is given to the flat bread of Mexico that can be made either with corn or flour?

Which of the following foods was introduced into Mexico by Spanish explorers?

What led to the adoption of the frying technique by early Mexicans?

Which advancement and influence on the cuisine of Europe came from the conquered Mayan and Incan tribes of the Americas?

As with other ancient cultures, people living in Mexico learned this cooking method as a way of feeding a lot of people with a little amount of meat.

While tamales are wrapped in corn husks in some of the cooler climates of Mexico, what is used to wrap them in the tropical regions?

Which unusual sauce ingredient is used along with herbs and spices to make a wide variety of Mexican sauces known as moles?

Mexican salsas are always made with tomatoes, peppers and onions, although other ingredients can change.

Which of the following describes a quesadilla?

The nopales cacti in Mexico produce edible leaves and a fruit which resembles a large berry with prickly thorns.

Which other European country conquered Mexico in 1860, introducing pasta dishes to the native Mexicans?

Which physical feature of Mexico created natural barriers to the various tribes of people living there, thus creating variations of cuisine although most food ingredients were shared?

Which dried seafood product listed here can be found in the cuisine of the interior central Mexico even though the fresh varieties were impossible to find?

What describes the Mexican dish known as chile relleno?

The tomatillo is a green variety of the more famous red tomato.

What was the name of one of the native tribes that lived in Mexico before it was discovered by Spanish explorers?

What wild bird was discovered in Mexico by Spanish explorers and brought back to Europe where it gained some popularity as table food?

The avocado is indigenous to Mexico and was brought back to Europe by early Spanish explorers.

Which European nation introduced pork and beef to Mexico?

Which two vegetables formed the foundation of Mexican cuisine for thousands of years?