Salsa

The origins of Salsa (which literally means sauce in Spanish) can be traced as far back as the civilizations of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas. The Spaniards first recorded encountering salsa around in the early 1500s. However the inhabitants of Central America had been mixing up their favorite salsa dishes for many centuries before that. The Aztecs were one of the first peoples to domesticate the tomato. Their original sauces were a mix of chiles, tomatoes, squash, and beans, among other indigents. The Aztecs passed these traditions on to later cultures in Central America and eventually the United States.

RECIPE

Serves 4

1-2 small tomatillos (add extra if you love sour stuff)

2 medium sized tomatoes

1 Serrano Chile pepper

1 clove garlic

Instructions:

1. Place ingrediants in an oven for about 15 minutes (depending on the size of the ingrediants)

2. Take them out when they are wrinkly and the juice starts spilling out. The more squisher they look, the easier the next step.

3. Store in a container. Place in refrigerator until it is time to take them out.

4. Mash them up in a molcajete.

Recipe Instructions

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Spanish

What a better way to teach a language than to inspire them through food?

One way is to explain the instructions in Spanish and even have a vocab bee.

My example script:

Primero (first), vamos a aplastar el ajo y agregar sal.

First we are going to mash the garlic and salt

Luego, vamos aplastar el jalapeño y los tomates y el tomatillo.

Then, we are going to add the jalepenos (pepper), the tomatoes and the tomatillos

Ahora, vamos mezclar los ingredientes.

Now we are going to mix the ingredients.

Agregamos el sal.