Cultural Artifact Speech Outline
Introduction
Attention getter: 200 years old, and we still love them. Some call them Conchas, others call them pan de dulce or simply pan dulce, but anyone who grew up near a traditional panaderia, also known as the bakery could cherish the memories of the happiness of a warm concha where food is the source to happiness.
Revealed Object: These lightly sweet rolls are popular throughout Mexico and almost any bakery or supermarkets around you. Usually purchased in the morning for breakfast, or a reserved for a light evening snack with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. Dunking is a must. The conchas is the root from the hispanic culture that now leads to a connection to all angelinos and the people around us that we use it to identify with.
Speaker Credibility: Conchas are a staple to my culture where it has brought families together such as mine from the early mornings, to the holidays to end the night.
Thesis: I believe
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Hispanic families have always made time to go to the panaderia in order to buy conchas for not only their families, but the families of others. The appearance of the sweet breads in Mexico was heavily influenced by the French and Spaniards. They were the ones who introduced baked goods and various pastries to indigenous people and inspired them to create many different varieties of Pan Dulce. Thanks to them, Mexicans and people visiting this country can enjoy these sweet treats every day! In Mexico City, bakeries are more plentiful with people than gas stations and grocery stores. An element of daily life, they service customers for breakfast, a midday bite post-lunch coffee breaks, and pre-dinner snacks. Savory loaves of bread are found at these bakeries, but more common and more plentiful are the pan dulces. It's a category of sweetened breakfast pastry that includes, by some estimates, up to 2,000 unique
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After an eventful night of dancing at nightclubs, I never expected to have the most flavorful tacos reach my mouth. At four in the morning we found ourselves at a small, local hole-in-the-wall where most tourists would not be caught dead at. Even though they were the greatest tacos I have ever had, what I ate most while I was there was tortilla soup. Topped with melted cheese and strips of fried tortillas I devoured a bowl from a place our friend Oscar worked at, Margarita Grille. I am not a soup person but this is something I still crave weekly, as well as the salsa they served. Fresh roasted tomatoes were crushed at our table and mixed with garlic, onions, jalapenos, cilantro and juices of a lime. A scoop of the colorful vegetables on a warm, salted tortilla chip will satisfy your taste buds and keep you going for more. Because Margarita Grille was only a couple blocks from our hotel in the “old town” of Puerto Vallarta, we ate there five or six times. Being an outdoor restaurant, there were always stray cats meandering around for scraps of dropped food. People were told not to feed them, but I think they were a pleasant reminder of being away from
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Cilantro Tamales isn’t a typical Mexican restaurant. Upon entering you are immediately greeted with warm smiles, and are led to a bamboo chaired table with all sorts of hot sauces and other sizzling toppings to greet you. The air is filled with spices. The cinnamon and jalapeño aromas mingle and make the mood rich. Every dish on the menu seems delicious and it is always difficult to decide what to order. I always think that any dish which I don’t try gives me the excuse to come back again. Everyone who eats at Cilantro Tamales gets to have an unlimited amount of their fresh, homemade salsa with warm, salty tortilla chips. The thick chunks of tomatoes and onions with hot peppers and cilantro make a perfect combination for anyone’s taste buds. The waiters and waitresses carry immense trays burdened by the weight of great tasting meals, and each dish has enough on it to make mountains jealous. The delicious food is not the only reason Cilantro Tamales stands out. The restaurant itself is rich with culture and flavor. All the walls are a shade of bright yellow or sun burnt orange and red, which add to the Mexican feel. On the walls are historical black and white pictures of Mexico and its people which act as cultural memories of times past. The Latin and Mexican dance music can always be heard in the restaurant. I sometimes can’t help but move to its invigorating rhythm. An interesting facet to the restaurant is the hand crafted pottery.
Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread) is also known as Pan Dulce translates to “Sweet Bread” in English and is not indigenous food in Mexico. Conchas are seashells and are the most iconic of Mexican pan dulce, consisting of domes covered in a puzzle of crystallized sugar squares (lamag.com). In Mexico from my personal experiences every time we had Conchas we had to have hot chocolate with them. It’s like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich you must have both the peanut butter and jelly or else it just won’t taste the same. I went to Mexico in 2007 and every other day we had both freshly made Conchas and hot chocolate. My family in Mexico was so lucky they had a Panaderia (Mexican Bread Bakery) down the street from their house. Not only are Conchas for breakfast but also I have seen them on Christmas Eve parties, and for my
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