Over a period of 1000 years the Native Americans transformed Maize by using selective breeding. Maize was a staple crop and food in their diets. The American Indians would also ground dry corn kernels into corn meal which would be used for cornbread, corn syrup, or corn pudding. The husks of the corn cob were braided into masks, baskets, and dolls. Christopher Columbus first discovered corn in 1492 in Cuba.
Food and Drink Maize, a type of corn, was the Aztec's main food source. The Aztecs also ate tomatoes, avocados, atole (a type of porridge), tortillas made from maize, and tamales, a kind of envelope made from steamed maize stuffed with vegetables or meat. | | Aztecs also ate chocolate. In their culture chocolate was reserved for warriors and nobility. A drink of cacao mixed with ground maize was believed to provide stamina and was used in sacred rituals.
Nevertheless, if we studied the American industry, we would find that there is one basic ingredient that seems to be in just about everything: - corn. Our food industry here in America is strongly based on corn, and as the author points out, it is used in countless forms, from being fed to livestock, to being used in processed items such as yogurt or beer. Mr. Pollan also explains just how corn came to govern the American markets and industrial food chain due to a number of factors. He also pays a visit to George Naylor’s farm in
Corn and soy. Because price to produce them were low and was produced a lot. Corn is also a main ingredient in food additives including Cellulose, Xylitol, Ethylene, Gluten, Fibersol-2, Citrus Cloud Emulsion, Inositol, Fructose, Calcium Stearate, Saccharin, Sucrose, Sorbitol, High Fructose, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Di-glycerides, Semolina, Ascorbic Acid, Ethyl Lactate, Xanthan Gum, White Vinegar, Ethel Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Baking Powder, Vanilla Extract, Margarine, and Starch. Larry Johnson states that 90% of food contains either corn or soy or sometimes even both. 2.
Everyone has grown up with American’s favorite the Oreo, we all have different ways to eating them. For example like dunking them into milk or twisting off one side and eating the creaming icing from inside or better yet dunking them into peanut butter (which is the best thing ever, in my opinion). Since the introduction on March 6, 1912 the Oreo cookies has become the bestselling cookie in the Unites States (Rosenberg, n.d.). Since then there has been close to 370 billon cookies sold which best is known as “best-selling” cookie. Making it the best-selling cookie of the twentieth century (Rosenberg, n.d.).
3. What archeological evidence is there to support the harvesting, transporting, storing, and processing of cereal grains? 4. Explain 2 discoveries early farmers made about cereal grains? 5.
However Chipotle Mexican Grill can fall short to several disadvantages. Chipotle Mexican Grill develops and operates fast casual, and fresh Mexican food restaurants. There are about 1,230 restaurants in operation; the company serves a menu of burritos, tacos, and burrito bowl (Thompson, 2012). Chipotle Mexican Grill has several competitive advantages that set them apart from their competition. One advantage is the source of their ingredients; another advantage is their use of technology.
Rings of dough are raised into yeast balls which are then baked, deep fried, flipped and lastly glazed for perfection. Krispy Kreme's competitors include Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. Krispy Kreme has had a stable reputation for providing a high quality and original product since 1937. One can say the great taste of a glazed sugary treat it what keeps customers coming back for more. However in a declining economic it is hard to predict how Krispy Kreme will fair epically when so many have become heath conscious in all areas of eating.
The first recorded evidence of chocolate as a food product goes back to Pre-Columbian Mexico. The Mayans and Aztecs were known to make a drink called "Xocoatll from the beans of the cocoa tree. In 1528, the conquering Spaniards returned to Spain with chocolate still consumed as a beverage. A similar chocolate drink was brought to a royal wedding in France in 1615, and England welcomed chocolate in 1662. To this point "chocolate" as we spell it today, had been spelled variously as "chocalatall, "jocolatte", "jacolatte", and "chockelet.11 In 1847, Fry & Sons in England introduced the first "eating chocolate," but did not attract much attention due to its bitter taste.
The terminology can be a little confusing, but most experts these days use the term "cacao" to refer to the plant or its beans before processing, while the term "chocolate" refers to anything made from the beans, she explained. "Cocoa" generally refers to chocolate in a powdered form, although it can also be a British form of "cacao." Etymologists trace the origin of the word "chocolate" to the Aztec word "xocoatl," which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans. The Latin name for the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, means "food of the gods." Many modern historians have estimated that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research suggests that it may be even older.