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Mexico City Cuisine
 By Kelsey Beeber



Mexico City is the pioneer center of Mexico. With the population of 18,131,000, the city is buzzing with culture, music, and food. Every aspect of Mexico City is unique and interesting, but food is at the heart. Many Mexican dishes have become mainstream in American culture and growing popularity in other countries. It is not possible to understand Mexican food without the knowing the history (worldatlas).

History
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico, which is located below the United States and northeast to Belize and Guatemale. Throughout history it has been the political and economic center. Also, most of the cultural influence of Mexico began in Mexico City. The Aztecs populated Mexico City before the coming of the Spaniards in 1591. The Spaniards defeated the Aztecs, but soon after in 1821 Mexico obtained independece. Mexico remained the power house. From that point until now, Mexico City has been through a Revolution, immigration, air pollution problems, crime, and water shortages. This history of Mexico City is very important because much of the food today is originally from the Aztecs. It is thought that Corn came from the Aztecs. Also, Spain has a huge infulence on Mexican Cuisine. Ingredients like cheese, garlic, and meat was brought over by Spanairds.

Culture
The culture of Mexico City is full of museums and building built from the Aztecs. Music is very popular, with pop and rock being favored. Below is a picture of a famous pop singer from Mexico. Her name is Venegas.

One of the most important holidays is El [|Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe] on Dec 12th. This event takes place in Mexico City. Tens of thousands of people travel to the national's capital to visit the place where the Virgin first appeared. Cuisine is close to the most important aspect of Mexican culture. Also, Mexico's meal times are unique. Mexican food has influenced serveral countries around the world. For example, America has embraced fajitas and guacamole as much as a hamuger and fries. A major factor in food is language. Many English speaking people are familiar with some food terminology.

Language
Mexico City is a tierras altas region also known as highlands. As a result, they have distinctive dialect features. Some of the classic features are using seseo and yeismo. As a region they favor the use of consonants, therefore elide vowels. Most people are familiar with the sound of this type of Spanish because it is taught in school and heard commonly around the US. Here is a list of common foods in Spanish that may n ot be known Beans - Frijoles <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Rice --- Arroz <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Soup (of specific kind) --- Sopa (de) <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Avocado -- Aguacate <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Corn Tortilla --Tortilla de maiz <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Red/green peppers --Pimiento verde/rojo CheeseQueso Meat---Carne Fish-- -Pescado <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">