What is the main ingrediant in mexican food?!


Question: What is the main ingrediant in mexican food!?
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The previous answers are not correct at all!.

Our main ingrediant is maiz, corn or maize, from which we make tortillas and from we use to prepare the most famous mexican dishes like tacos, enchiladas, aztec soup, quesadillas, tamales, etc

Maiz was domesticated in ancient mesoamerican cultures like the aztecs!.

Maiz was so important to mesoamericans as wheat is important to europeans from which they made bread, cookies, cereals and pasta!.

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I sort of agree with Alex, in the sense that his answer is maize, but not in the sense that All prevous answers are wrong!.
I say maize is the most important ingredient because the Mayans (they're the only ones I'm sure of) believed that man was created from corn!. Now, if that doesn't state the importance of maize, I don't know what does!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Theres not really a main ingredient!.!.!.we eat alot of beans, rice, chile (peppers), tomatoes, potatoes, meat (pork, beef, chicken) and corn or flour tortillas!. With the above ingredients you can make about 20 different mexican dishes!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

A predominant ingredient is beans!. Another predominant ingredient is peppers!. Another predominant ingredient is rice!. There is not one main ingredient!. It all depends on what kind of Mexican food you mean!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There are so many, that trying to pinpoint one is practically impossible except to say that fresh is preferred over canned, bottled or packaged!.

I would say, however, that love, care and a good appetite are indispensable ingredients!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Mexico is a huge country and most of the food is very regional!. Not all dishes are based on rice and beans!. It depends what part of the country you are looking at!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Manteca!
AKA Grease!
You cant cook anything good without it!Www@FoodAQ@Com

chilles,lemon or lime,cilanto,refried beans,tortillas,avacado,tomato,pork,chic!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'll tell you this,all Mexican food is fattening and greasy!. But very delicious,lol!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Paprika, cumin, oregano, cilantro, and plenty of garlic!Www@FoodAQ@Com

there are many !.!. but what i see comes always !.!. or most of the times !.!. Chillis!.!.red Beens (beens in most) !.!.!. and Turtias !.!.!. !!Www@FoodAQ@Com

CilantroWww@FoodAQ@Com

Mexicans!.

I means what type of dish are you inquiring about!? It depends!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

tortillas n riceWww@FoodAQ@Com

hot peppersWww@FoodAQ@Com

Rice and beansWww@FoodAQ@Com





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