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Central America

Central America is a narrow stretch, an isthmus, between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea that tethers South America with Mexico. This tiny mountainous region is only a quarter the size of Mexico. At one time, it was ruled over by the ancient corn-based Mesoamerican civilizations that grew the tomatoes, chiles, corn, and beans still so well represented in Central American cuisines. Early Spanish conquerors introduced pigs and cattle, revealed today in beef stews (pipian, picadillo, and hilachas), stuffed pupusas, egg and chopped beef hash (carne deshilachada), chopped pork and cabbage (vigaron), marinated grilled beef (caballo bayo), and pork and white beans (frijol blanco). Chicken takes well to warm chocolaty mole sauces. Seafood is important here, too, and there is no end to the variety. Central America also produces an abundance of coffee and fresh fruits, from bananas to figs, mangoes to citrus.

	Featured Cook LINDSAY GREER Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Rowlett, Texas, USA Living In: Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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