‘‘Tacos’’

The tacos are a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla wrapping various types of meat (steak, sausage, etc.). It is a basic recipe, but with multiple variations, since the blocks can be filled with a myriad of dishes. It is eaten with bare hands and usually accompanied with green sauce or red sauce, usually, but that it can be served with any of the infinite types of sauces and dressings raw or cooked own traditional Mexican cuisine. On cue, like any other manifestation of Mexico's culinary culture is directly associated with the ingredients used in each geographic region of the country.
the dish is believed to have originated in ancient Mexico.

One theory is that this existed because the men worked all day in the field, so that women invented this food, and it was easy to carry and easy to consume. According to some researchers, say the first taquiza of it is known, was documented by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, in his article, "True History of the Conquest of New Spain" by Hernán Cortés in Coyoacan for his captains and conquerors.

But really, the taco existed long before the Conquest. The birth of tortillas with taco in prehispanic molli were prepared on hot stones and decorated with cochineal, some of them accompanied by beans and chili ingredients were then, and still, the nutritional basis of the Mexican people. The stew is then put to stud, was based on the meat that was consumed during that time.

POMEGRANATE’’

The pomegranate is a infrutescencia, fruit of a tree called pomegranate reaching up to four meters high, of the family of Punicáceas; small family of trees and shrubs whose fruits have seeds and coarse prismatic.

The fruit has a thick skin with scarlet or crimson golden on the outside and a lot of internal seeds surrounded by a juicy pulp ruby. In the East is considered a symbol of love and fertility and their virtues have been spread by poets as well known as García Lorca.

ORIGIN AND VARIETIES
It is known that the pomegranate was cultivated in ancient times because they have found evidence of the consumption of this fruit in Egyptian tombs from 2,500 years before the Christian era. It is believed that the Carthaginians introduced pomegranate in the Mediterranean region as a result of the Punic wars, hence the name proposed by Linnaeus: Punica granatum. Theophrastus described this tree around 300 BC and Pliny referred to him as one of the most valuable fruit.

The pomegranate is a fruit shrub native to the countries of Eastern Europe (Dalmatian Coast and Greece) and East (Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan), ie its origin extends from the Balkans to the Himalayas. Currently, its cultivation is widespread in many countries in Europe, Asia and America, being notable in countries like Afghanistan and Iran, especially fragrant and tasty varieties, Israel, Brazil and California. Spain is one of the leading producers in the world and the largest European exporter. The current area of ​​pomegranate in Spain exceeds 2,500 hectares, producing close to 20,000 tonnes. The varieties produced in Spain, especially in Andalusia and Levante area (Alicante and Murcia) are: Grain Elche, which mature between October and November and Játiva or Mollar Mollar of Valencia, earlier collection, with prices of generally higher sales due to product shortages at harvest time.

Although the shells begin to appear in the markets in mid-September, late fall is when this fruit offers its grains in all its fullness, and held until the end of January. The grenade must collect before it matures completely, if not, the fruit on the tree explodes. The thickness of the skin makes it possible to store them for months and resists well the transport.