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Mesoamerican cuisine

Mesoamerican cuisine has four main staples: maize, beans, squash and chili. Other plant-based foods used include amaranth, avocado, cassava, cherimoya, chia, chocolate, guava, nanche, pineapple, sapodilla, sweet potatoes, yucca and zapote.

History
• 7200 BC: use of chilies • 6700 BC: harvesting and teosinte planting • 4000 BC: use of squash • 2000 BC: cultivation began • 1500 BC: chocolate with the Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica. == Animals ==
Animals
The animals used in Mesoamerican cuisine were mainly dogs, turkeys, deer and the Muscovy duck. == Chocolate ==
Chocolate
The Mesoamericans began making fermented drinks using chocolate in 450 BC using the cocoa tree. Once sugar was used to sweeten it rather than spices, it gained popularity and was used in feasts. Toasted cacao beans were ground (sometimes with parched corn) and then the powder was mixed with water. This was beaten with a wooden whisk until foamy. Vanilla orchid pods or honey were used as flavor enhancers. Chocolate was also seen as an energy drink and a libido increaser as recorded by Moctezuma II who drank 50 cups a day from a golden goblet. == See also ==
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