7A-+The+Aztec+Cuisine+of+Scrumptiousness+(Leo,+Matthew)

= ﻿**//What was the Aztec's cuisine and how did it affect the Aztec people and culture?//** =

**__Tom Smith Talks about Maize__**

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This Voki summarizes the importance of Maize to the Aztec people and how it was used.(Source 1)

__**Aztec Maize**__


This wordle represents the Aztec food Maize. Maize was usually made into tamalles, tortillas or a common poridge called atole. Maize was extremly important, infact it was a role in Aztec mythology. It was the aztecs' staple food. It could grow in many colors and sizes. It could grow in the hardest conditions.

__**Maize**__


This picture shows maize, this can come in many different colors, maize was very bountiful it could grow in hard conditons and different climates. (Photo 5) __**Aztec stew**__

This is a picture of an Aztec stew. It contains corn, beans, and onions. The ingredients in the stew were some of their main crops because they grew them in high quanities. This is why these crops were important to the Aztecs.(photo 1)

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(Watch 1:10-2:00 minutes, then do the polldaddy)

__**Aztec Octli**__


This Wordle represents the Aztec alcoholic drink Octli. We have chosen this paragraph from source 2, because it gives a signifigant amount of great infomation on Octli.This drink was only drunk by noblemen. It had a very strong amount of alcohol. Those who abused this drink were severly punished and death would be a punishment. (Source 2)

The Aztecs ate very little meat until the Spanish arrived, and it played a very small role in the Aztec diet. Dogs, turkeys, and ducks were the only domesticated animals the Aztecs ate. The Aztecs hunted and fished, but it still did not play a major role in Aztec diet. The meats they did eat were fish, deer, rabbit, iguana, dog, and turkey. The insects they ate were: ants, grasshoppers, manuey worms, and jumil bugs. The Aztecs loved their insects they were very high in protein and they could be harvested in large amounts.( source 3)

__**Sheldon talks about cacao beans**__
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This voki summarizes the importance of Cacao beans to the Aztec people.

__**Cacao beans**__
This picture shows Cacao beans. They were very important to the Aztec diet. They were counted as a HUGE delicacy and were cherished. These beans were usually crushed into a drink with peppers. As you can see these cacao beans are pretty big. The beans were rare and very valuable to the Aztecs. (photo 4)

**__Chipotle peppers__**
This is a picture of many peppers. The Aztecs used chili, chipotle, and other peppers in many dishes even including hot chocolate.(photo 8)