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Mexicans prefer fresh produce and anything more than two days old is no longer considered optimally fresh. Pesticides and herbicides are not used much because they are expensive and vegetables and fruit are picked when ripe or just about ripe. Seasonal produce is preferred to imported food and almost everything is grown locally. The exception to this is in Mexico City where the goods, which are not likely to be sold, are exported.

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Fruit is popular in Mexico and is eaten fresh or used in desserts and sauces. Papaya, coconut, mango, and pineapple are all favorites. Nopales, which are prickly pear cactus paddles, are sauted and eaten like a vegetable. You can also get them sweetened and used in Mexican dessert recipes.

Popular Mexican Condiments and Salsas

Many people add lime, sour cream Cheap Houston Astros Jerseys , or salsa to their Mexican food. You will also get little bowl of condiments served to you in a traditional Mexican restaurant. These will include chopped onion, fresh cilantro, lime, a hot chili salsa, a mild chili salsa and salsa Mexicana. Salsa Mexicana is made with chopped fresh tomatoes, chopped onion, habanero chili Cheap Detroit Tigers Jerseys , and cilantro. You might also see a charred green onion, Worcestershire sauce (known in Mexico as salsa ingles) and limejuice dip. Guacamole is often served as well.

Many Mexican food recipes are rich in flavor and color and the use of fresh produce is important. A lot of people make the mistake of confusing Mexican fast food and Tex Mex style Mexican cooking for real, traditional Mexican food but authentic Mexican cuisine is a true delight.
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Mexican food combines a mixture of Mayan and Aztec heritage with Spanish accents and more, making it unique and something well worth tasting. Find many Mexican recipes at http:www.MexicanFoodRecipes.org, including very easy meals for the novice cook. Why not rustle up some tasty Mexican food?

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A Swiss watch attracts a man at a luxury expo in Beijing. China and Switzerland signed an agreement to cut tariffs on watches imported to China by 60 percent. Provided to China Daily A woman photographs Swiss watches at a luxury expo in Beijing in June. Industry insiders say the sale of Swiss watches in China will rebound even though there has been a slump in orders since last year. Provided to China Daily

Pandas are to China what watches are to the Swiss -an integral part of the county. Since the first Swiss watch began ticking in Geneva more than 400 years ago, they have become famous around the world for their exquisite craftsmanship, quality and reliability.


Yet who among the artisans of Geneva in the mid-1500s could have imagined how timeless their wares would be Cheap Colorado Rockies Jerseys , or that one day it would be Asia, and particularly China, that would play a great role in keeping the wheels of their businesses turning?


But perhaps Swiss watches and Chinese buyers were always destined to meet, the best of the timepieces dripping elegance and sophistication, the richest of the buyers wanting not only to look good but to show off their immense wealth as well.


"China's affluent population is growing rapidly and so is the demand for status symbols," says Zhu Shunhua, secretary-general of the Shenzhen Watch and Clock Association.


"Thanks to aggressive brand marketing Cheap Cleveland Indians Jerseys , Swiss watches have become one of the most popular luxury purchases for China's wealthy."


China's appetite for high-end Swiss watches has enabled the country to become one of the fastest-growing markets for the Alpine nation's timepieces, he says.


The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry says that in 2002 Swiss watch imports to the Chinese mainland were worth SFr94.2 million ($96.3 million), and that by last year that figure had risen almost 18-fold, to SFr1.65 billion, making the mainland the third-largest buyer of Swiss watches after Hong Kong and the United States.


However, after years of double-digit growth, Swiss watchmakers have noticed a clear slowing of customer demand in China since the end of last year Cheap Cincinnati Reds Jerseys , which industry experts attribute to the country's economic slowdown and the government crackdown on illegitimate gift giving and conspicuous consumption by officials.


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