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7000 BCE
PREHISPANIC ERA
The Tehuacan began experimenting with agriculture. -
5000 BCE
CORN AND CHILE
there is evidence that between 5000 and 7000 chili and corn began to be used. -
3000 BCE
CORN CULTIVATION
farmers successfully grow corn -
2000 BCE
FOOD SOURCE
beans, corn, chili peppers, and squash became a significant food source. -
200
CREATION OF THE CHINAMPAS
invented the chinampa which is a floating planter and agriculture was a success. -
500
DISCOVERY OF COCOA
the Mayas discovered a cacao tree in the rainforest and used them to make beverages and other things. -
1492
VICEROYALTY
the first Spaniards arrived in the new world and with them came the exchange of products -
1519
INTRODUCTION OF BEVERAGES
the Spanish were introducing a chocolate and vanilla drink favored by Montezuma -
INDEPENDENCE
During the armed movement, those who participated in the war ate whatever they found along the way, and some of the women who accompanied them were the cooks of the Insurgent Army. The independence prisoners were fed with this menu: chocolate with bread in the mornings, arroz de olla at noon and temole for dinner. -
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DISHES
Among the dishes that were the result of the clash of cultures are poblano chile rajas with cream and cheese, dry noodle soup with pasilla chile and chiles rellenos. There were three main gastronomic fields: palatial cuisine, convent cuisine and popular cuisine. -
DISHES
One of the dishes that emerged with a force that still preserves is the chiles en nogada (chiles in walnut sauce). -
EUROPE AND UNITED STATES
at the end of independence, foreigners from Europe and the United States arrived and introduced some of their customs in food. -
FIRST RECIPE BOOK
In 1831, the first Mexican cookery recipe books appeared in Mexico. -
PORFIRIATO
the upper class in the haciendas, they brought experts from France, and during the thirty years of the Porfiriato, the French influence on Mexican cuisine increased. -
REVOLUTION
In Mexico at the time of the revolution, people ate what was available in the striped stores. People were very poor, and they could only eat corn, beans, chili, rice and they could drink water from the well or aguardiente. It was almost not enough, and they were very poor. They could, however, in some haciendas, take corn cobs that measured less than thirty centimeters. -
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REVOLUTION
-Women who went to war were called adelitas and their requirement to be an adelita is to know about medicine, weapons and cooking. -The discada, a famous dish in those times, is a combination of beef, bacon, ham, chorizo, onion, chili, jalapeño and tomato. -The burrito emerges in the north of the country.
-It was a time when quelites, purslane and squash blossom also gained relevance. -
CHIERAS
-In those times there were the chieras that sold flavored water. -
TEQUILA
Tequila received the appellation of origin on October 13, 1977. -
CONTEMPORARY
Kitchens with contemporary design move with the times. They grow and evolve as we do and are inspired by new technologies and past styles. -
CONTEMPORARY
At this time, contemporary kitchens play with texture, color, symmetry and asymmetry. Clean lines and a trim silhouette are common elements. Function and form are of equal importance in contemporary kitchens with ergonomics, increased storage and ease of movement around the kitchen. -
RECOGNIZED BY UNESCO
On November 16, 2010, Mexican gastronomy was recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
