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[Fern]

Or better still one of us could recolour the ingame one and release it with the new items.

 

[Truly_happy]

@Goosifer Yes, I knew that. That's why I noted it as a "rough translation" for those who don't know Spanish. 

 

I've never heard an English speaker say "Thanks a thousand!" or "One thousand thanks!" In English, we go further and say "Thanks a million!"

[Truly_happy]

2 hours ago, Goosifer said:

and lots of chocolate (must be the kind of chocolate you get from the mexican grocery store!

Oh, Goosifer, you make me realize I have not lived. Mexican chocolate! 

[Goosifer]

I used to inhale mexican chocolate as a kid. To this date, it's my favorite kind of chocolate for just straight up hot chocolate in the winter. 

 

 

Above are the ingredients to champurrado from https://www.isabeleats.com/champurrado/

 

I've never tried their recipe but that's pretty much what's in it that my mom uses. The chocolate is actually very available in the US in most parts, even where I lived in Indiana Walmart and Kroger would carry it. The two biggest brands are Abuelita (stands for grandma) and Ibarra:

 

 

Champurrado is just one way to try Mexican hot chocolate. You can just saw off a wedge from that bad boy and make just hot chocolate. Try it!

[YoungerPrinceLothric]

I have the abuelita hot chocolate here at home, I should make a cup today... 

[Truly_happy]

I once bought a package of Abuelita in my local dollar store just to try it. I am living to the fullest afterall! 

[Goosifer]

tamales 

[Truly_happy]

 

Edit: Tamales are eaten in Guatemala at Christmastime ... we can put that one in a Christnas-themed zoo!

[Goosifer]

Added last food stand: chimichangas @nana_nytowl

 

 

Also re-rendered some of the ones that were bothering me. Pan de muertos is kind of jarring so I'm fixing that one at the end. Next time: fence!

[Goosifer]

Tamales are definitely had in  Guatemala but they're very different. Theirs is made in banana leaf instead of corn husk which, in part, gives the tamale a completely different texture:

 

 

They also use different filling and spices. 

 

They do use corn husks though for another kind of tamales that are tiny ones called chuchitos and wrapped kind of candy wrapper style. I guess you can pretend the ones I made are chuchitos since they're corn husk yellow too haha.

 

 

I've tried the banana leaf ones and they taste different from Mexican tamales, but they're still sooo good. Most latin american countries have their own take on the same concept.