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What salsa is usually spicier?

Red

Totopo con salsa

Green

Red

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Tamales are old... the Aztecs used to eat them. But how old?

10,000 years old

Tamal tabasqueño (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Tabasco)

What is an avocado?

A berry

Still life with fruit (with scorpion and frog) (Hermenegildo Bustos)

What kind of edible insect is this?

Crickets

Mesón del Molinero (Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez)

Field bug (jumiles)

Egg's ant (escamoles)

Maguey worm

Crickets

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Who painted this fruity still-life?

Frida Kahlo

Diego Rivera

María Izquierdo

Frida Kahlo

David Alfaro Siqueiros

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What tasty tipple is made from the agave cactus?

Tequila

Paisaje agavero (Mundo Cuervo)

Which state produces 90% of Mexico's wine?

Baja California

Ensenada wines 24 (Ignacio Urquiza)

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