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a taste of Mexico

Far from the Tex-Mex most people are familiar with, authentic Mexican cuisine is one of the oldest and most complex in the world, and has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. Food is integral to the culture, identity and popular traditions of the Mexicans, with many celebrations binding both families and communities in a delicious, sensory spectacle. Many ingredients now used around the world came from here, not least chocolate, avocado and tomato. Corn is the staple (used to make the ubiquitous tortillas), along

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