Mariachi Dancing

Mexico has one of the most uniquely fascinating cultures. Mexicans have kept many of their ancestor’s traditions over the years. Recently many people have found that in Mexican music, there sounds which resembles sounds that where produced by the ancient Aztecs' drums. Mariachi is the main thing that people think of when they hear Mexican music. Mariachi is a folk style of music which is traditionally consisting of 5 musicians. They normally wear a "charro" suit. Folk songs are called corridors which will tell a story of the Mexican Revolution, pride, romance, poverty, politics and/or crime. There are also other forms of traditional music known as the Banda, Norteno, and Ranchera styles.

Mexico is knowns for their "Mexican Hat Dance." This dance is normally performed by one or many people. It involves tossing their sombrero to the center of the stage and performing around it,

Mexico is traditionally known for their spicy dishes. Some of their main dishes are burritos, tacos, enchiladas, and tamales. Some of the main ingredients in Mexican cooking are corn, beans, avocados, tomatoes, chili peppers, and rice. Tex-Mex is a new Americanized form of Mexican food. Chips and salsa is not a traditional Mexican food, it is considered Tex-Mex. Another example of Tex-Mex are tacos that you tend to make at home. Normally when you make a taco at home, you make them in the crispy shells with meat and shredded lettuce, cheese, and topped with tomatoes. Real Mexican tacos are on a soft corn tortilla with meat, salsa, and topped with cilantro and white onions. Any of the packaged Mexican food items at stores are typically Tex-Mex, because it is very hard to have traditional Mexican packaged. Many Americans like Tex-Mex better than traditional Mexican food because it has adapted to their own food that they typically eat. Even in most Mexican restaurants, they serve Tex-Mex