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墨西哥 料理 美食
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墨西哥捲餅 (Taco)
墨西哥捲餅(Taco)(有時譯為「塔可」)是墨西哥的傳統食品,用一張墨西哥薄餅(tortilla)將肉餡、蔬菜等捲成U字型。 Taco在西班牙語裡是塞子、插銷的意思,在墨西哥以外使用這個詞有可能引起誤解。烤牛肉、雞肉、豬肉、魚蝦、蔬菜、乳酪甚至昆蟲都可以作為墨西哥捲餅的配料。佐餐的調料有莎莎醬(salsa sauce)、酪梨醬(guacamole)、碎番茄粒(pico de gallo)等。 墨西哥風味Taco -- 正宗的墨西哥路邊攤販買的墨西哥捲餅可以使用各種肉,包括牛肚、牛肝、牛頭。 美國風味Taco -- 美國加利福尼亞州的早期墨西哥移民改變了墨西哥捲餅的口味,一般外形比墨西哥的要大上許多,還經常使用油煎的薄餅,因此比墨西哥風味的要硬脆。美國有許多家販售墨西哥捲餅的快餐連鎖店,例如Taco Cabana、Taco Via、Taco Bell、Del Taco 等。 |
Mexican Cuisine (墨西哥料理)
Mexican cuisine is a style of food which is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, cooking developed after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The basic staples remain the native corn, beans and chili peppers but the Spanish introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and spices. While the Spanish initially tried to superimpose their diet on the country, this was not possible and eventually the foods and cooking techniques began to be mixed, especially in colonial era convents. Over the centuries, this resulted in various regional cuisines, based on local conditions such as those in the north, Oaxaca, Veracruz and the Yucatan Peninsula. Mexican cuisine is highly tied to the culture, social structure and its popular traditions, the most important example of which is the use of mole for special occasions and holidays. Mexican cuisine is complex, as complex as any of the great cuisines in the world such as those of China, France and Turkey. It is created mostly with ingredients native to Mexico as well as those brought over by the Spanish conquistadors, with some new influences since then. Native ingredients include tomatoes, squashes, avocados, cocoa and vanilla, as well as ingredients not generally used in other cuisines such as various edible flowers, vegetables such as huauzontle and papaloquelite or small criollo avocados, whose skin is edible. European contributions include pork, chicken, beef, cheese, various herbs and spices and some fruits. Tropical fruits such as guava, prickly pear, sapote, mangoes, bananas, pineapple and cherimoya (custard apple) are popular, especially in the center and south of the country. It has been debated how much Mexican food is still indigenous and how much is European. However, the basis of the diet is still corn and beans with chili pepper as a seasoning as they are complimentary foods. Despite the introduction of wheat and rice to Mexico, the basic starch remains corn in almost all areas of the country. While it is eaten fresh, most corn is dried, treated with lime and ground into a dough. This dough is used fresh and fermented to make a wide variety of dishes from drinks (atole, pozol, etc.) to tamales, to sopes and much more. However, the most common way to eat corn in Mexico is in the form of a tortilla, which accompanies almost every dish in Mexico. Tortillas are made of corn in most of the country but other versions exist such as wheat in the north or plantain, yuca and wild greens in Oaxaca. |
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