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and geographies, which also determine the ingredients and even the purpose of the dishes and beverages prepared. For example, atole is a comforting hot drink and tejate is a refreshing one from pre-Hispanic times that we can still enjoy. That is why traditional foods and recipes play a crucial role in our culture: They are also related to our history.

To sum up, at the individual and collective levels, food reveals aspects of each person's and community's identities, since its preparation and consumption are often defined by social and cultural meanings and symbols; because of that, they are also related to a feeling of belonging to our family and community.

4. With everyone's supportive participation and active listening to one another, discuss the following questions, and then write your answers.a) Which foods or dishes are important for your identity, and why?

b) Which foods or dishes do you think are important for the identity of your community, and why?

Retrieval

1. Individually, without forgetting that you are part of a community, do the following:

)Complete the following table with the food/dishes you consider the most important for your community's identity.

b) Ask your parents and older adults to help you complete the information.

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Name of the Dish	On Which Occasions or Dates Do You Enjoy This Food/Dish?	Why Do You Eat This Food/Dish on Those Dates?	What Is the Meaning or significance of Eating This Food/ Dish?	Which Utensils Are Used to Prepare It?	Which Ingredients Are Used in Its Preparation?

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