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ANTH/SOCI 2801

Collected Item: “Maize in the Mexican Cuisine: Traditional Cooking of Maize Tortillas”

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Cassidy Bernard

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Maize in the Mexican Cuisine: Traditional Cooking of Maize Tortillas

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Maize tortillas are a staple food to the Mexican cuisine. Traditionally they are made by a process called nixtamalization with the only three ingredients being maize, water, and limestone; this process is changing as different ingredients are being added.

Location of your project (for mapping); be as specific as you like. For example: Thailand // Bangkok, Thailand // Or Kor Tor Market, Bangkok, Thailand // 13.797218321478265, 100.54769520256298

Mexico
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