Great Products Mexico
Write: Marichuy Garduño
Photo: Bertha Herrera. (@BERTHA HERRERA)
Without a doubt, markets of Mexico they are the best in the world. These are supply centers characterized by their great variety of products food. A custom that has endured since times prehispanic.
Deer, hares, rabbits, armadillos, iguanas, quails, birds, legumes, herbs, fruits, tubers, salt, tobacco, fermented beverages and honeys, among others. All of them were sold in the old markets of Mexico.
The pre-Hispanic markets of Mexico
In the text Prehispanic Cuisine, History of Cooking, by Luis Rojas de Sorry, it is mentioned that commercial and market transactions were a very dynamic factor in Aztec society.
“Markets in ancient times were one of the most elaborate events. With the highest level of specialization of Mexicans and their productive forces »
"All the chroniclers and the conqueror of Mexico They were amazed at the quantity and quality of the products. They were exchanged on days and places established by the government. Always for your better organization and control ”, is described in the aforementioned book.
Colorful supply shrines
As an interesting fact, it is necessary to highlight that markets they were regulated by the judges. These, in addition to their role as vendors in the modern way, also settled lawsuits. These conflicts that necessarily should be frequent in the bartering and haggling market. As was the indigenous.
In the text El Abasto in Mexico City It is said that, for the Mexican, the market It is the favorite temple. That so beloved rite, which thus becomes the scene of vibrant vitality, overflowing with human subsistence.
“The old fable of the ant and the grasshopper does not lose relevance: the ant, an example of prudence and good sense. Work and store food throughout the year to withstand the winter. The grasshopper, irresponsible and lazy, must starve in the winter. This is due to his lack of foresight throughout the year »
“The moral of this fable contains an experience and a teaching that are expressed in the politics of the Great Tenochtitlán. Face shortage problems caused by natural phenomena. Among them, droughts, in particular, that produced famines ”, is mentioned in the study.
Today, Mexico how much with markets that are part of its popular culture. They stand out from them: La Central de Abastos, La Merced, La Lagunilla, San Juan, Abelardo L. Rodríguez and La Viga, among others.
The Mexico markets They are an important source of supply, where the colorful ingredients become the magic and soul of the Mexicans.
