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Food Markets In The Aztec Empire

Images apparently of the types of meat people purchased in Aztec market. The digital source of this art I can recall.

Images apparently of the types of meat people purchased in Aztec market. The digital source of this art I can recall.

In honor of Hispanic History month let’s go to the history of the Aztec empire. As in pre-colonial Africa, common women ran local food markets in the Aztec Empire and thereafter. Women entrepreneurs sold lizards, fish, deer, mole, various species of corn, cactus, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, fruits, nuts, coconuts, grains, mushrooms, and insects which served as a popular source of protein.

 

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