Hispanic snacks and their delicious but oftendark history

ItisntjustAmericathathasacravingforjunkfood.Globally,about$374billionarespentonsnackfoodseachyear.Butwhatexactlyarepeopleeatingandbuying?Well,differentcountriesdojunkfoodintheirownuniqueway,soitdependsonwhereyougo.CheckoutthefavoritesnacksfromdifferentHispaniccountriesandthesometimesdarkanddangeroushistoryhiddenunderneaththeplasticpackagingsurface.

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1. Mexico

HomeLifestyleCulinaryHispanic snacks and their delicious but often darkhistory

Mar 9, 2015 By Laura Sanchez Ubanell

Snackfoodsaroundtheworldvaryjustasmuchasthepeopleofthosenationsdo.(Shutterstock)

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Forsomereason,theCocaColainMexicotastesbetterthantheAmericanversionofthesoda.ThisisbecauseMexicanCokeusesrealcanesugar,whileAmericancokeissweetenedwithhighfructosecornsyrup.

TheUSgovernmentsubsidizescornandhugetariffsareplacedoncanesugarimports,bothfactorsthatcontributedheavilytotheslightlydifferentrecipe.

However,inrecenttimesfreetradehasshakenthingsupabit.SincethebeginningofNAFTAin1994,subsidizedAmericancornhasbeenfloodingintoMexico,andsomecriticshaveaccusedtheirdeliciousMexicanCokeofcontainingHFCS.

Sogetthosedeliciousglassbottleswhileyoustillcan!Theuniqueflavormaysoonbegone.

2. Honduras

TheCocaColainMexicowasoriginallymadewithouthighfructosecornsyrupbutcriticssaythatnowadaystherecipesarethesame.(GreenPlasticAmy/Flickr)

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ThemostpopularchipsinHonduras,Zambos,actuallyhaveaverydarkpast.

ThewordzamboswereoriginallyracialtermsusedintheSpanishandPortugueseEmpiresbuttodaysomewouldargueitisaracisttermtodescribemixedracepeople.

ThecompanythatmakesZambos,theDinantCorporation,hasbeenaccusedofbeinginvolvedinmanycontroversiesthroughtheyears,includingviolence,theft,andcorruption.Whilethereisnodefiniteproof,manybelieveitsowner,MiguelFacussmayhavebeenatthecenteroftheviolentHondurancoupin2009.

Despiteitsuglyhistory,Zambosarestillincrediblypopularamongthepopulationandaremadeinavarietyofflavorsincludingtaroandsweetpotato,cassavaandporkrinds,andanyflavoredplantainchipyoucouldeverwant.

3. Brazil

ZambosareafavoriteinHonduras.Theymaybedeliciousbuttheyhaveadarkandviolentpast.(DinantCorporationofficialwebsite)

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/21/world/la-fg-honduras-facusse-20121221http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambohttp://www.sierraclub.org/compass/2014/05/tata-mundra-newest-world-bank-coal-project-disasterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Empirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empirehttp://www.dinant.com/index.php/en/division-de-snacks/yummies/zambos

Brazilianslovetheirbananas.Dontbesodirtyminded,Imtalkingaboutthefruit.

Brazilisnttheworldslargestbananaproducer,butbecausetheyexportsolittleofwhattheygrowasacountry,theyhaveanextremelyhighconsumptionrate.TheyreaboutaspopularasapplesarehereintheU.S.

WhichbringsmetoMcDonaldsbananapie!ThefastfoodchainonlyoffersthisdeliciousdessertmenuiteminBrazil.Guesstheyknowtheiraudienceprettywell.

Personally,IthinktheBraziliansgotitright.Iftheirjunkfoodismostlymadeofoneofthehealthiestfoodsoutthere,nowondertheyveallgothealthyrockingbeachbodies.

4. Chile

AmericanslovetheirapplepiebutBrazilianswouldchooseabananapieanyday.(McDonaldsBrazilwebsite)

LatinAmericahasalonghistorywithcolonialimandsomanycountriescombineEuropeancuisinewiththeirownnativeflavorsandtastes.Chileisonesuchcountry.

ChilespopularTikaChipsusemerken,asmokedchilipeppercommoninMapuchecuisine.TheMapuchepeopleliveinthesouthernPatagoniaregion.

Thechipshavebecomeincrediblypopularthroughoutthecountry,butliketheZambos,theyhidesomedetailsthatspeakofpoliticaltensions.

Soonafterdemocracywasrestoredin1993,anewlawwasapprovedthatobligatedtheChileangovernmenttograduallyreturnlandtoitsindigenouspeoples.FarfromsatisfyingtheMapuches,theprocesshasbroughtonfurtherclaims,landseizuresandviolence.

5. Spain

TheseuniqueandflavorfulchipscombineaspectsfromEuropeanaswellasLatincultures.(TikaChipsofficialwebsite)

http://www.economist.com/node/14816728

ConguitosaretheSpanishversionofM&Mschocolatecandies.Soundssimpleenough.Whatcouldpossiblygowrongwithchocolatecoveredpeanuts?

Wellletsstartwiththename.ConguitobearsanimportantresemblancetoCongoandanythingwithanitoattheendjustmeanslittle.OksolittleCongoisnttoooffensive.Itsthepicturedrawnoneachpacketthatreallytakesthecake.

Theoriginalpackagingshowedacharacterthatwasintendedtolooklikeablackperson,mostlikelyaCongolese,withhugeredlipsandholdingaspearinhishand.

Justatadbitracistdontyouthink?Ifyourestillindoubt,checkoutanoldcommercialforthechocolatesbelow.

TheoriginalpackagingofConguitosremainedunchangedforquitesometime,asSpaniardssawnoproblemwiththedesign.(Conguitosofficial

website)

ThelogosevidentracismhascausedmanytocallforthelogotobechangedincludingMaraFras,auniversityprofessorattheUniversityofACorua,whoisaspecialistinAfroamericanliterature.Shesaidthatgiventheracistmessageitconveys,insultingthethousandsofAfricanmigrantslivinginSpain[it]servesonlytopromoteandperpetuatethenegativestereotypesassociatedwithAfricanpeople.

Thelogowentthroughtwomakeovers.

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Thefirstchangewasbarelynoticeable.Theonlydifferencewasthelittlepersonnolongerheldaspear.

Eventuallythebig,redlipswereremovedandthecharacterwasgivenamoreabstractorweirdfigure.

ThefirstchangeofConguitospackagingeliminatedthespearbutkeptthecharacterthesame.(Conguitosofficialwebsite)

ThemostrecentmakeoveroftheConguitoscharactercameaboutaftermanypeoplewereupsetbytheblatantracismoftheproduct.(Conguitos

officialwebsite)

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