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Guacamole (Spanish: [ɡwakaˈmole] ⓘ; informally shortened to guac in the United States [1] since the 1980s) [2] is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed in Mexico. [3] In addition to its use in modern Mexican cuisine , it has become part of international cuisine as a dip, condiment , and salad ingredient.
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
The genus Persea to which the avocado belongs is considered to have a North American origin, with Persea suggested to have diversified in Central America during the Pleistocene epoch. [28] The modern avocado is thought to have speciated from other Persea during the Pleistocene, estimated at around either 1.3 million or 430,000 years ago. [29]
In 2011, MegaMex acquired Texas-based Fresherized Foods, one of the largest provider of refrigerated guacamole in the United States and the manufacturer of Wholly Guacamole, Wholly Salsa, and Wholly Queso. [74] In 2021, MegaMex expanded their offerings to the wholesale food service industry by debuting their Tres Cocinas brand of pepper pastes ...
Our contributors to this, Esquire’s 2024 list of the Best New Restaurants in America, happen to live in four of the country’s great food cities: Amethyst Ganaway in Charleston, Joshua David ...
Avocado and milk in ice (abukado lamaw) – a traditional Filipino dessert made from avocado chunks in milk and sugar, served chilled. [1]Avocado bread [2]; Avocado smoothie (Sinh Tố Bơ) - A Vietnamese traditional dessert and beverage made from blended avocado with milk, sweet condensed milk and crushed ice.
From China, their version of char siu baau became modern manapua, a type of steamed pork bun with a spicy filling. [216] Filipinos brought vinegar, bagoong, and lumpia, and during the 20th century immigrants from American Samoa brought the open pit fire umu [217] and the Vietnamese introduced lemongrass and fish sauce.
Foreigners were consistently surprised to witness America’s vibrant civil society. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States from France, he was amazed to see the number of NGOs that ...