Transcript Food and Crops

The Maya
Food and Crops
Sweet Treats
One of the most famous sweets that the Mayas created was
the sweet onion. This is when the Mayas lightly fried strips of
onion. Then they poured thick yogurt in a bowl along with the
onions. They covered the onions in rich honey. Your sweet
treat is served. Finally the most delicious treat of all
is…CHOCOLATE! The Mayas are the founders of the most
popular treat in the world. Though the Mayas made it less
sugary. This sweet was so expensive that they traded it for
gold, silver and gemstones. Also they had a chocolate
goddess!
Vegetables
The Mayan diet consists of several types of
vegetables including: squash, chillies, peppers,
pumpkin, yam, cassava, potatoes and sweet
potatoes. Food was often bundled and cooked in
Maguey plant leaves to create a dish called
mixiotes.
FRUITS
They have lots of fruit to eat. Their
fruits are: avocados, watermelons,
papayas, guavas, tomatoes, limes
and many more.
Did you know that the men and
women ate separate?
Drinks
They drink hot chocolate
with unusual things inside
like peppers and spices. They
also drank balache which is
a drink from a balache tree.
They drink mostly water and
juices from local fruits.
Crops
Most of Maya were farmers who grew lots of
food including: pumpkins, carrots, peppers,
herbs, corn, melon and much more. Normally,
depending on the food type, can take up to a
whole year to ripen. So, the Maya had to be
prepared. Maize was an important part of life
and took up 80% of Maya diet. The crops were
very precious to farmers because they
provided the citizens with food. In the events
of failure, they would look to the hunters
among them for meat. This is why it is so
important to have experienced farmers.
Meat
In the 16th century the main diet of rich people
was meat. There are lots of different types of meat
including: fish, beef, lamb and deer. The meat was
so expensive, they traded it for gold and silver.
When fish started to be eaten, meat was not
common for people. Hunters in the pack were very
important in case as recently mentioned crops
failed (died out).
Top 5 Maya foods
The avocado, originating in southern Mexico and Guatamala, is
loved for its rich taste and creamy texture and was a treasured
crop of the ancient Maya. Poc chu this distinctive dish dates to the
days before refrigeration, when meat was preserved with salt.
Handmade Guatemalan tortillas provide an elemental satisfaction
and are a great dish to go along with dog snout salsa (a really
spicy dish that can make you cry). The typical Maya breakfast
includes scrambled eggs, a side of black beans, fried banana, a bit
of white cheese, and a cup of rich coffee made from local beans.