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Aztec foods and drinks
By: Alyssa K.
Maize is a corn the Aztecs eat. Tomatoes, Avocados, Atole ,(a type of porridge), tortillas
made from maize and tamales a kind of envelop made from steamed maize stuffed with
veggies 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. Chocolate was a drink for the elite.
The Aztecs ate twice a day and the main meal was eaten during the hottest part of
the day. Some of the edible things available in an Aztec market were fruit, veggies,
spices, flowers, dogs, and birds.
The Aztecs had an alcoholic drink called octli, an octli gatherer would take the
sap out of the maguey plant and put it in a large jug. Then they would let the sap rot and
then they would drink it. Octli was reserved strictly for nobles royalty and warriors. Any
noble man who abused (got drunk from) the divine drink of the Aztecs would be put to
death.
A good vendor of maguey sap boiled it until it was like honey, while a bad vendor
would water it down.