The tlacoyo is part of the Mexican gastronomy originating in the center of the country and dates back to before the arrival of the Spaniards to the American territory.

A closer look at three tlacoyos in a plate Together with sopes, huaraches and gorditas, tlacoyos are similar traditional Mexican snacks, made with corn, beans and chili, which are not only healthy but also delicious!

In particular, the tlacoyo consists of a kind of oval pie made of nixtamalized blue corn that can be filled with different foods of vegetable or animal origin, such as beans, lima beans, green peas, chicharrón or cottage cheese.

At the moment of serving, cream, cheese, salsa, nopales, onion and cilantro are usually added.

It is believed that tlacoyo was used by the indigenous people of Mesoamerica as "itacate" when they made long trips.

Its name comes from the Nahuatl tlaoyo which means "shelled corn patty".

In tlaolli it means "dried corn kernels" and in tlacualli it means "food".

Tlacoyos are a dish of pre-Hispanic origin that originally had no dairy ingredients, such as cream or cheese, which were incorporated after the arrival of the Spaniards. However, it is believed that the rest of the ingredients are preserved as they were originally prepared, handmade and cooked on a comal.

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  • garbage [none/use name,he/him]
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    3 years ago

    i fucking hate america. i was having back issues and i had to call out, so they gave me a verbal warning, about a month ago. now i have a sinus infection, and i'm getting a warning letter because i have to call out. and i got the sinus infection at work, because someone was forced to come to work sick because they didn't want to get a warning letter.

    absences aren't excused due to medical conditions or with a doctors note, unless you are eligible for FMLA, which has a year long employment requirement. so now that i've gotten employee health insurance, if i need to actually use any of it, i'll be disciplined at my job for not being there that day.

    fuck america.

    • LoudMuffin [he/him]
      ·
      3 years ago

      i feel like a really unspoken thing about the bottom rungs of the working class is that are you basically held hostage at work unless you have lost a limb or are visibly in extremely poor health

      when I worked fast food my manager had morning sickness and she would puke in the garbage can next to the drive thru cash register in between orders

      this same manager basically held me hostage once when I had (developed) pneumonia because we were so short staffed that me leaving early would have fucked her shift

      i had a huge oil burn on my chest once and just worked through it because I was the only cook working that day loool

      love america

        • LoudMuffin [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          honestly the USA when you get out of the manicured suburbs and tech enclaves of the city is a complete fucking zoo. Just pure unbridled chaos. Lol...

      • garbage [none/use name,he/him]
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        3 years ago

        it's a union job where i get paid decent and have decent medical benefits though. i'm just going to force myself to get to a year on the job so i can get fmla and be able to take off when i have to.

        it's just fucked up the hoops you have to jump through to actually get to that point. in a lot of other countries if you're sick you just don't have to go to work, and you don't have to pay a bunch of loot to go to the doctor.