Introduction to Mexican food

Mexico locates at central America, it is a historcial country which is famous for its culture: on 14th century, the Aztec established Aztec civilization, after that, it was conquered by the Spanish, so the food culture in Mexico is colorful: a mixture with Aztec and Spanish food culture.

The Comida dominates Mexican's daily life. It is the most important component in Mexican food culture. It accounts for the lunch in USA and Australia(because it is the most abundant meal and always be eaten between 2pm and 5pm). It starts with a soup which contains onion or other vegetables, following with a piece of roast meat(such as lamb or pork) with special and delicious sauce, also including vegetables). After this, some chocolate drinks will be provided.

Espcially, corn plays an extremely significant role in Mexican food. Due to North America continent is the most feracious area for corn, people in Mexico prefer corn in their daily food. Corn recipe is sufficient in there: grilled corn, corn pancakes, pickled corn,tortilla...... Tortilla is a kind of fried food, it is made by corn floor, and always have a triangled shape, people always eat it with spicy sauces. It is quite similar to the traditional chips, the only difference is chips is made by potato, tortilla is made by corn, generally, corn is healthier than potato.

In Australia, Mexican food is easy to be found anywhere.Mad Mexico is a famous and popular Mexican fastfood restaurant, it locates on the majority of big shopping malls in Sydney.