Ancient Maya cuisine

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Ancient Maya cuisine was varied and extensive. Many different types of resources were consumed, including maritime, flora, and faunal material, and food was obtained or produced through strategies such as hunting, foraging, and large-scale agricultural production. Plant domestication concentrated upon several core foods, the most important of which was maize. Domesticated from teosinte, maize was a staple crop and served many purposes in Mesoamerica. It marked the transition from hunter-gatherers to agriculture and the development of a sedentary lifestyle in Mesoamerica. The domestication of teosinte was considered one of the most essential advancements in the history of human life in Central America and Mexico. Maize was also a very productive crop and a single cob of maize was able to produce much more food than a cob of teosinte. Much of the ancient Maya food supply was grown in agricultural fields and forest gardens, known as pet kot. The system takes its name from the stones (pet...

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