Festive+Foods

=**Festive Foods **=
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 * [|Glossary of Mexican Cooking] **
 * [|Cinco de mayo recipes] **


 * Questions: **
 * ** Explain what the following foods are: **
 * ** Menudo: ** **Pieces of intestine (tripe) served in broth and accompanied by tortillas. (Said to be a good cure for a hangover.) **
 * **Mole: A truly Mexican sauce composed of ground chili peppers, many different spices and herbs, and a bit of chocolate. (It is often referred to as a "chocolate sauce" in English-language cookbooks, but in my opinion the small proportion of chocolate used in the recipe and the absence of chocolate flavor in the finished dish make this description seem silly.) Mole is usually poured over chicken or turkey, or used to make enchiladas. There are two main types: mole poblano (a deep red-black in color), and mole oaxaqueño (black) **
 * **Chorizo: Spicy Mexican sausage, fried and served with scrambled eggs, sprinkled on pizza, made into tacos, spread on sopes, etc. **
 * **Chilaquiles: Fried tortilla chips served on a platter with sauce, onion slices, and often cheese and/or cream sprinkled on top. Shredded chicken, carne asada, or a fried egg is also often put on top of it all **
 * **Flan** **: Rich custard topped with a caramel sauce.**
 * **Name and describe three typical foods served at Cinco de mayo celebrations. (not including the ones listed above)** **Shrimp Tacos-** Combined shrimp, tomato, onion, olives, and 1 tablespoon of the tabasco Green Sauce. **Green Enchiladas-** Enchiladas with onion, tabasco Green Sauce, cilantro, and chicken broth; process until smooth. **Chicken Taco Salad**- Combine tabasco Green Sauce drizzled evenly over both sides of chicken and season with salt and pepper.
 * ** Mexican food is a mix of what types of food? ** Spanish and Native American
 * **What are some common staples found in the Mexican diet?**  F lour for tortillas, beans, cheese, hot peppers, tomato's, green peppers, cabbage, sour cream, avocados, onions, chicken, beef, pork, spices.
 * ** What food item accompanies almost every meal? ** Tortillas
 * **What does the word "taco" really mean?** Soft corn tortilla filled with meat, beans, chicken, pork, or some other food.
 * **What Mexican foods do we eat in the U.S. today?** Tacos, Tortilllas, Chili, Taco Salad, Chips & Salsa, Quesadilla.