Corn Maíz  dulce, choclo tierno, elote tierno, jojota tierna (Zea Mays) Corn is the quintessential American cereal. The prehistoric sites show that was grown in America for seven thousand years ago. The legends of the creation of Aldinos and the Central American peoples represent...

Potato (solanu tuberosu) The potato is a herbaceous plant that forms tubers, is related with chili and a member of the nightshade family. It is native to the Andean highlands and can survive in the height and in the most fertile land. Potato bilt the staple of the Andean nations, being...

Tapioca    Tapioca is a bean obtained by processing the bitter cassava root. This is the basic starch nations located around the Amazon. It was once a popular ingredient in the preparation of milk puddings, but has lost popularity in recent years because many dairy poster sold and...

Batata Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) The sweet potato, a tuber member of the Convolvulaceae family, is native to the New World, where Maya cultivated both in Mexico and the Incas in Peru. It was introduced to Europe by Colon, and was one of the first New World tubers make the journey across the...

  is within the pulses, the most important for human consumption , is cultivated almost worldwide , in 129 countries on 5 continents . Latin America has the highest bean production and consumption also about more than 45% of world production comes from Latin America , where it is...

Okra   Gombo, okra (Brazil) (hibiscusesculentus) The okra, related to the family of the hibiscus, is a sheath that was already known to the ancient Egyptians. It was imported from Africa to America as part of the slave culture, established in the Caribbean and Brazil in the course of the...

The plantain belongs to the same species as the common banana is green or cooking bananas grown    like a vegetable in parts of the rainforest , its species is Musa paradisiaca and belongs to the family of Musáceos , its origin is Asian and is cultivated in all tropical and...