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1. We begin our trip in my adoptive hometown Merida, Yucatan. It's around 11 O'clock and we are very hungry, so we step into a little restaurant near La Plaza Grande and order this egg dish named after one of the Yucatan cities.
2. We left Yucatan and arrive just in time for dinner at Puebla. Lucky for us it is September and we can try this colourful and delicious dish which according to the legend were invented by a nun to welcome Mexican independence hero, (and later traitor) Iturbide.
3. Probably the most typical food throughout Mexico is tacos. We have many versions. What kind of tacos are we having if the meat inside the tortilla is red and is served with a piece of pineapple?
4. One of Puebla's traditional desserts is DULCE DE CAMOTE. Camote is the Spanish word for sweet potato.
5. We went out last night and we can't even remember in which Mexican city we were. All of a sudden, we remember seeing a restaurant that served TORTAS AHOGADAS, and that we were singing with a mariachi group in this city. Where were we?
6. If you have a Mexican friend, and he invites you to his house on January 6th, you probably will drink hot chocolate, and eat this bakery product.
7. Let's talk about weird food. In Oaxaca city, you will probably drink some mezcal, and these insects will be offered to you as a snack.
8. Black Mole sauce is an incredibly elaborate sauce. In fact, it is made with about 50 ingredients. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
9. This black mushroom grows on ears of corn. In many places it is destroyed, but in Mexico it is considered a delicacy. What is it?
10. Here's a funny one, many Mexicans say that vitamin "T" is very important in our food. What is vitamin "T"?
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NARANJO
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