Lesson 3: Tracing Mexican Cuisine During the

Colonial Period 

Created By Samantha Esposito: BHS Class of 2022, UConn Class of 2024

Focus: Latin American and European influences on Mexican cuisine, the use of food as a tool for power, and the effects of food on society

Teacher Instructions 

 

Student Activities

Lesson 1: Prehispanic Foods in Latin America and European Influence

Lesson 2: The Human Body

Lesson 3: Food in Casta Paintings

Lesson 4: How Food Was Used to Facilitate Religious Practices and to Coerce Natives Into Following Catholicism

Lesson 5: “Mole and Mestizaje” (How Food Contributed to Transculturation)

Lesson 6: Journal Entry or Skit from the Perspective of Someone Living in Colonial Latin America (either European or Native American) and Reflecting on Experiences with Food (Conclusion)