MEXICAN CUISINE

“Mexico’s traditional cuisine is the first ethnic cuisine in the world to be recognized
by UNESCO on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”

Vocabulary:

INGREDIENTS DISHES
Tomatillo Pico de Gallo
Onions Guacamole
Jalapeño pepper Refried beans
Chili pepper Sour Cream
Coriander Mole
Avocado Stuffed Jalapeños
Lime Tortillas
Cheddar cheese Quesadilla
Monterrey Jack cheese Fajita
Beef Burrito
Pork Enchilada
Chicken Tamales
Fish Tortilla Chips
Shrimp Nachos

A) Find in the word search ingredients.

tomatillo – onions – peppers – coriander – avocado – lime

– cheese – beef – pork – chicken – fish – shrimp

B) Write the ingredients to prepare:

 Guacamole
 Stuffed Jalapeños
 Tortillas
 Tamales
Video: “How to make guacamole”

 Watch the video.

A) Put the direction of the recipe in order.

_2_ Add lime juice to the avocados.

_7_ Add some olive oil, a pinch of salt, Tabasco sauce and a little of sugar.
_6_ Add the coriander and chopped garlic.
_4_ Cut and add the tomatoes and onions.
_5_ Deseed, cut and add the chilies.
_3_ Mash the avocados.
_8_ Mix and serve with grilled tortillas.
_1_ Remove the avocado bone and skin.

B) Write the correct indefinite article (a, an or some) to fill the gaps.

1. If an avocado is soft, it is ripe.

2. Add some lime juice to the avocados to avoid oxidation.
3. You can use an onion of any variety in guacamole.
4. If your skin is sensitive, wear gloves when you deseed a chili.
5. Put in a pinch of sugar because of the tomatoes.
6. Use some flour tortillas from the local supermarket.

TRANSCRIPT

My name is Elki. Welcome to Wahaca. Today we’re going to do guacamole, a traditional nibble in Mexico.
We’re going to start with the, eh, avocados. To do guacamole we need to choose ripe avocados. Once we touch it, it's a bit
soft; we just take the bone out. And take the skin out with a spoon. As soon as we take it out from its natural package, the
avocado doesn't like the oxygen. So we need to use lime juice to stop the oxidation going on. So we need to smash it. You
can cut it into pieces, squares. You can smash it like smash potato, etc. Once we have this mash, can be rested for a few
moments.
Tomato. Normal, plum tomatoes. We’re going to cut it from the inside so we don't squeeze the water out. And it had actually
keeps the body of the tomato. So we add it up. So from the beginning we start to give colour to our dish.
Now we’re going to go to white onion. You can use red onion, er, Spanish onion or, er, even spring onion if you have some
available.
Then we’re going to go for chillies. These chillies, I just got them from the local supermarket. You can use as many varieties
as you want. I'm just going to deseed the chilli. If your skin is a bit sensitive, I recommend you to use gloves or to put it
under the tap.
Then we’re going to go for a little bit of green coriander. If it comes with the stem, just cut the stem and give it a quick wash
under the tap.
Then, a little bit of garlic. We’re going to chop it as small as possible so it goes everywhere in the guacamole.
We’re going to add some olive oil, pinch of salt, Tabasco sauce and, because we used tomato, we’re just going to make
the tomato more friendly to our palate using a little bit of sugar.
And then, from the centre, without squeezing the tomatoes, the chillies and the onions, we bring everything together.
Using flour tortillas from the local supermarket. Put it on the grill, let's say a minute or so, until it gets crispy. You can use it
as tapas. Dish it and leave it in the middle of the table. And time up how long it's going to last because this is going to fly for
sure.

Homework:

 Watch the video “Mexican Recipe”.

1. Write the name of the recipe and its ingredients.

2. Write simple directions to prepare it.
MEXICAN RESTAURANT MENU

Vocabulary:

Parts of a menu:

 Starters
 Mains / Main Courses
 Desserts
 Drinks

Reading:

A) Read the menu. Complete the puzzle and word search.

B) Answer these questions.

1. Which fruit juices does the restaurant offer?

The restaurant offers orange, apple, cranberry and pineapple juices.
2. Which fillings can children put in their tacos?
Children can put in their tacos lettuce, cucumber and grated cheese.
3. How much is an ice cream?
An ice cream is £ 2.99.
4. Which food did Mexico introduce to the world?
Mexico intruduced chocolate, corn and chilies to the world.

C) Design a menu for adults.

A Mexican popular dish!

A) Read the clues and guess the dish! TACO

1. It’s a traditional Mexican dish.

2. It is made with corn flour or wheat flour.
3. It’s usually filled with meat or chicken but there are also veggie options.
4. It was exported to the US and other countries as well.

B) Look at the menu. What taco would you like to try? Why?

- I’d like to try… because I love… it’s tasty…

C) Watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXI-m48dAA

1. Which is the most taco-obsessed city in U.S.?

2. Where do they eat tacos?
3. Which taco is mentioned?
4. How often do they eat breakfast tacos?
MEXICAN DRINKS:

A) Macth the words to the pictures: champagne glass - highball glass - wine glass - shaker.

B) Watch four videos about Mexican drinks. Complete the activities below.

1. Put the directions in order.

2. Complete the directions with verbs: add - fill - garnish - shake - strain.
3. Write the name of the drink.
4. Write the ingredients: cherry - grenadine - ice - juice - orange - tequila.

 ACAPULCO  MEXICAN PACIFICO

Ingredients: Directions:
✓ Tequila Blanco __ Add 1-part black
✓ Black currant liqueur currant liqueur.
__ Add 2-parts tequila.
✓ Simple syrup
__ Add 1 splash simple
✓ Soda water syrup.
✓ Lemon __ Fill a chilled wine
glass with ice cubes.
__ Garnish with lemon.
__ Top up with soda
water.
  TEQUILA SUNRISE
Ingredients: Directions:
✓ Beer Add 6-parts beer into a
✓ Pisco chilled highball glass.
Add 1-part Pisco.
Ingredients: Directions:
✓ Tequila Blanco ________ a shaker
✓ Passion fruit juice with ice cubes.
Add 1-part lemon juice.
✓ Lemon juice
________ 2-parts
✓ Lime passion fruit juice.
✓ Ice cubes Add 3-parts tequila.
________.
________ into a chilled
champagne glass.
________ with lime.
Ingredients: Directions:
✓ __________ Blanco Fill a chilled highball
✓ Orange __________ glass with ice cubes.
Add 4-parts orange
✓ __________
juice.
✓ __________ Add 1-part tequila.
✓ __________ Float 1 dash
✓ __________ cubes grenadine.
Garnish with orange.
Garnish with a cherry.