In article , noone@noone.net
(Harry) wrote:
> *From:* "Harry"
> *Date:* Thu, 7 Dec 2006 13:29:38 -0500
>
>
> "Ron T" wrote in message
> news:ombligo-B32F73.05422707122006@news-server2.tampabay.rr.com...
> > In article
> > ,
> > "Wayne Lundberg" wrote:
> >
> >> I have been told that the Mexican tortilla, and many of the very
> > popular
> >> Mexican dishes are not found south of the Mexican border. Places like
> >> Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua... down through Panama... into So.
> >> America.
> >>
> >> What are the favorite dishes from those places? I can't imagine a
> > Maya
> >> without maize tortillas... so what do they eat?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Tortillas continue as a staple at least as far south as Costa Rica.
> > They
> > tend to be a bit thicker in Honduras and Nicaragua is the only
> > difference. But even then not by much.
>
> That is correct. Central American food has its roots in Mexican food,
> but still varies some.
Empanadas vary a lot, too. I had some Colombian ones the other day that
were quite different from those in Argentina - much yellower and thicker
crust, due to a different kind of flour, I guess. And IIRC the Bolivian
ones were quite sweet. |