Tag: Sapote

History, Native Plants

Xochipilli and the Zapote

I would like to look at some interesting information regarding a little known (to me) statue of Xochipilli that has recently been mentioned by two history related sites (1)(2) Tetzcoco Prehispánico on Facebook : a site dedicated to “Creating an awarness of and to disseminate the pre-Hispanic past of the eastern region of the Basin of Mexico”. Texcoco en el tiempo on Facebook and at … Continue reading Xochipilli and the Zapote

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Herbs, Native Plants, The Kitchen

31 Alimentos que México dio al mundo : 31 foods that Mexico gave to the World

Mexico (and the Americas in general) has given much to the worlds food larder. We are familiar with many of these foods even though we might not know where exactly the came from (1). We can thank the Americas for staple foods such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans (2), squashes, chiles, avocados, the turkey, vanilla and cacao (3) as well as the highly nutritious seeds … Continue reading 31 Alimentos que México dio al mundo : 31 foods that Mexico gave to the World

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