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Ancient Americans Liked It Hot: Mexican Cuisine Traced To 1,500 Years Ago
Science Daily ^
| 7-9-2007
| Smithsonian
Posted on 07/09/2007 5:47:32 PM PDT by blam
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I love Tex-Mex food.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:47:36 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:48:06 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
Chili has long been used to mask the taste of rancid meat etc.,
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:49:46 PM PDT
by
Mogollon
To: blam
America was’nt a word then,,
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:51:53 PM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: blam
Mexican food predates Mexico? Will wonders never cease?
Did they also speak Spanish before the arrival of Spaniards and play mariachi music before the arrival of Germans, Poles, and Czech in Tejas?
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:52:54 PM PDT
by
weegee
(If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
To: blam
“Grog, drop the Chalupa!”
To: Mogollon
also, in the absence of refrigeration, the pepper chemistry extends the life of the food. Loads of bacteria cannot hack it neither.
To: himno hero
Garlic was probably popular back then too for similar reasons. Salt brine was probably used as a preservative as well.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:02:20 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: himno hero
So they used the peppers the way middle easterners used salt. I wonder if they had access to much salt.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:02:24 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
To: Mogollon
All the hot peppers in the world today can trace their origins to the Caribbean Islands.
All pecans are traceable to Texas.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:05:55 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: anymouse
"Garlic was probably popular back then too for similar reasons. Salt brine was probably used as a preservative as well." Honey too.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:07:20 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
Pecans and hot peppers...sounds like a good meal.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:12:59 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens. Their love is misplaced.)
To: himno hero
Tastes good. . . and is good for you. So the 2-week-old tamal in my fridge is still good, eh?
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:13:48 PM PDT
by
Unknowing
(Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
To: blam
All I can say is, hats off to whomever thought to stuff a green chili with cheese, batter it an deep fry it!
Nothing like a Chili Relleno and 2 Margarita lunch
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:17:28 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: blam
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:20:05 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: blam
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:25:48 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
To: blam
It’s hard to beat good Mexican food. The only things that come close are hickory smoked barbecued ribs with all the fixings. Or maybe fried channel catfish and hushpuppies...
To: blam
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:28:22 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
To: digger48
All I can say is, hats off to whomever thought to stuff a green chili with cheese, batter it an deep fry it! Nothing like a Chili Relleno and 2 Margarita lunchThe only thing better is a Chili Relleno and 2 Margarita breakfast!
To: digger48
"Nothing like a Chili Relleno and 2 Margarita lunch" Chili Relleno, the first meal I ate on a recent trip to Texas, hmmmm.
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posted on
07/09/2007 6:28:33 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
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