beans, chiles, and squash. The commonest species of these are all Mexican domesticates. Maize (Zeo mays) was domesticated about 7000 years ago in the Balsas River drainage; geneticists have run it down to an origin in the wild teosinte grass of middle elevations in that drainage ...
Wetzel's Pretzels opens second 'Twisted' bakery in Southern California There are 10 counties in the U.S. where Mexican restaurants make up more than a third of all dining establishments. Eight of these 10 counties are in Texas, with a majority located near the U.S.-Mexico border. An...