World Foods: Latin America Review

Sauces often are used in Mexican cooking.

• True

• False

Porotos granados, pastel de choclo, and chupe de marisco are specilites of ____

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Chile

• Venezuela

The cuisine of Peru reflects traditions of the ____

• Aztecs and Africans

• French and English

• Inca and Spanish

• Portuguese and Dutch

Which of the following foods was not contributed to Mexican cuisine by the Aztecs?

• Chocolate

• Oil

• Squash

• Tomatoes

Which of the following is not a staple food in Brazil?

• Beans

• Manioc

• Potatoes

• Rice

Aji is a seasoning made from banana leaves.

• True

• False

In Mexico, tortillas are cooked on a ____

• comal

• desayuno

• molinillo

• tortilla press

The Pampas are rich lands located in Argentina and Uruguay where large herds of cattle and sheep are raised.

• True

• False

The Spanish introduced peaches, rice, beef, and wheat to Mexico.

• True

• False

Tortillas wrapped around a meat or bean filling are called ____

• burritos

• enchiladas

• tacos

• tostadas