Hispanic snacks and their delicious but often dark history
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Hispanic snacks and their delicious but oftendark history
ItisntjustAmericathathasacravingforjunkfood.Globally,about$374billionarespentonsnackfoodseachyear.Butwhatexactlyarepeopleeatingandbuying?Well,differentcountriesdojunkfoodintheirownuniqueway,soitdependsonwhereyougo.CheckoutthefavoritesnacksfromdifferentHispaniccountriesandthesometimesdarkanddangeroushistoryhiddenunderneaththeplasticpackagingsurface.
SEEALSO:ThetricktoavoidsnackingwhilewatchingTV
1. Mexico
HomeLifestyleCulinaryHispanic snacks and their delicious but often darkhistory
Mar 9, 2015 By Laura Sanchez Ubanell
Snackfoodsaroundtheworldvaryjustasmuchasthepeopleofthosenationsdo.(Shutterstock)
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Forsomereason,theCocaColainMexicotastesbetterthantheAmericanversionofthesoda.ThisisbecauseMexicanCokeusesrealcanesugar,whileAmericancokeissweetenedwithhighfructosecornsyrup.
TheUSgovernmentsubsidizescornandhugetariffsareplacedoncanesugarimports,bothfactorsthatcontributedheavilytotheslightlydifferentrecipe.
However,inrecenttimesfreetradehasshakenthingsupabit.SincethebeginningofNAFTAin1994,subsidizedAmericancornhasbeenfloodingintoMexico,andsomecriticshaveaccusedtheirdeliciousMexicanCokeofcontainingHFCS.
Sogetthosedeliciousglassbottleswhileyoustillcan!Theuniqueflavormaysoonbegone.
2. Honduras
TheCocaColainMexicowasoriginallymadewithouthighfructosecornsyrupbutcriticssaythatnowadaystherecipesarethesame.(GreenPlasticAmy/Flickr)
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ThemostpopularchipsinHonduras,Zambos,actuallyhaveaverydarkpast.
ThewordzamboswereoriginallyracialtermsusedintheSpanishandPortugueseEmpiresbuttodaysomewouldargueitisaracisttermtodescribemixedracepeople.
ThecompanythatmakesZambos,theDinantCorporation,hasbeenaccusedofbeinginvolvedinmanycontroversiesthroughtheyears,includingviolence,theft,andcorruption.Whilethereisnodefiniteproof,manybelieveitsowner,MiguelFacussmayhavebeenatthecenteroftheviolentHondurancoupin2009.
Despiteitsuglyhistory,Zambosarestillincrediblypopularamongthepopulationandaremadeinavarietyofflavorsincludingtaroandsweetpotato,cassavaandporkrinds,andanyflavoredplantainchipyoucouldeverwant.
3. Brazil
ZambosareafavoriteinHonduras.Theymaybedeliciousbuttheyhaveadarkandviolentpast.(DinantCorporationofficialwebsite)
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/21/world/la-fg-honduras-facusse-20121221http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambohttp://www.sierraclub.org/compass/2014/05/tata-mundra-newest-world-bank-coal-project-disasterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Empirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empirehttp://www.dinant.com/index.php/en/division-de-snacks/yummies/zambos
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Brazilianslovetheirbananas.Dontbesodirtyminded,Imtalkingaboutthefruit.
Brazilisnttheworldslargestbananaproducer,butbecausetheyexportsolittleofwhattheygrowasacountry,theyhaveanextremelyhighconsumptionrate.TheyreaboutaspopularasapplesarehereintheU.S.
WhichbringsmetoMcDonaldsbananapie!ThefastfoodchainonlyoffersthisdeliciousdessertmenuiteminBrazil.Guesstheyknowtheiraudienceprettywell.
Personally,IthinktheBraziliansgotitright.Iftheirjunkfoodismostlymadeofoneofthehealthiestfoodsoutthere,nowondertheyveallgothealthyrockingbeachbodies.
4. Chile
AmericanslovetheirapplepiebutBrazilianswouldchooseabananapieanyday.(McDonaldsBrazilwebsite)
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LatinAmericahasalonghistorywithcolonialimandsomanycountriescombineEuropeancuisinewiththeirownnativeflavorsandtastes.Chileisonesuchcountry.
ChilespopularTikaChipsusemerken,asmokedchilipeppercommoninMapuchecuisine.TheMapuchepeopleliveinthesouthernPatagoniaregion.
Thechipshavebecomeincrediblypopularthroughoutthecountry,butliketheZambos,theyhidesomedetailsthatspeakofpoliticaltensions.
Soonafterdemocracywasrestoredin1993,anewlawwasapprovedthatobligatedtheChileangovernmenttograduallyreturnlandtoitsindigenouspeoples.FarfromsatisfyingtheMapuches,theprocesshasbroughtonfurtherclaims,landseizuresandviolence.
5. Spain
TheseuniqueandflavorfulchipscombineaspectsfromEuropeanaswellasLatincultures.(TikaChipsofficialwebsite)
http://www.economist.com/node/14816728
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ConguitosaretheSpanishversionofM&Mschocolatecandies.Soundssimpleenough.Whatcouldpossiblygowrongwithchocolatecoveredpeanuts?
Wellletsstartwiththename.ConguitobearsanimportantresemblancetoCongoandanythingwithanitoattheendjustmeanslittle.OksolittleCongoisnttoooffensive.Itsthepicturedrawnoneachpacketthatreallytakesthecake.
Theoriginalpackagingshowedacharacterthatwasintendedtolooklikeablackperson,mostlikelyaCongolese,withhugeredlipsandholdingaspearinhishand.
Justatadbitracistdontyouthink?Ifyourestillindoubt,checkoutanoldcommercialforthechocolatesbelow.
TheoriginalpackagingofConguitosremainedunchangedforquitesometime,asSpaniardssawnoproblemwiththedesign.(Conguitosofficial
website)
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ThelogosevidentracismhascausedmanytocallforthelogotobechangedincludingMaraFras,auniversityprofessorattheUniversityofACorua,whoisaspecialistinAfroamericanliterature.Shesaidthatgiventheracistmessageitconveys,insultingthethousandsofAfricanmigrantslivinginSpain[it]servesonlytopromoteandperpetuatethenegativestereotypesassociatedwithAfricanpeople.
Thelogowentthroughtwomakeovers.
http://onafrica.org/2010/03/03/bgm1267614467/
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Thefirstchangewasbarelynoticeable.Theonlydifferencewasthelittlepersonnolongerheldaspear.
Eventuallythebig,redlipswereremovedandthecharacterwasgivenamoreabstractorweirdfigure.
ThefirstchangeofConguitospackagingeliminatedthespearbutkeptthecharacterthesame.(Conguitosofficialwebsite)
ThemostrecentmakeoveroftheConguitoscharactercameaboutaftermanypeoplewereupsetbytheblatantracismoftheproduct.(Conguitos
officialwebsite)
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