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Mexican Food Trivia - Advanced

Mexican Food Trivia - Advanced

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  1. What do you use to soak corn in to remove the skins off of each kernel?


  2. What is the main ingredient for Papadzules sauce?


  3. This dish consists of meat, rubbed with a chile marinade and steamed over seasoned water.


  4. What is the chemical in chiles that create the burning sensation?


  5. This sauce was created by nuns who had very little in their pantry and needed to make a last-minute dish.


  6. What dish is made by steaming/smoking meat over a cauldron of water that is heated on coals buried in a pit?


  7. What country had major influence in Mexican cuisine in the early 1800's?


  8. Paella uses a very expensive spice from the crocus flower. What is this spice?


  9. Is ceviche a cooked dish?


  10. This dish utilizes the second stomach of a cow.


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