Reels tagged #mexico
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Mythology
The feathered serpent gave humanity maize
Mesoamerican myth credits Quetzalcoatl with bringing maize to people, sometimes by turning into an ant to steal a single grain from inside a mountain, and with teaching farming and the calendar.
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Mexico gave the world chocolate and chilli
Cacao was first cultivated in Mesoamerica and drunk bitter and spiced. Mexico also domesticated chillies, maize, tomatoes, vanilla and avocado, reshaping cuisines everywhere.