South America Culture

2. Another term for cassava.
5. A cowboy of the South American pampas.
10. A chili pepper that ranges in pungency from mild to very hot and is produced by several usually cultivated varieties of a wild South American capsicum.
11. A Spanish or Latin American pastry turnover filled with a variety of savory ingredients and baked or fried.
13. Countries where languages derived from latin.
14. Traditional sauce and marinade originally used in Mexican cuisine.
16. Culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country.
17. Cooked and mashed beans that is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine.

1. Dish of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onion, tomatoes, chili peppers, and seasoning.
3. An edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palms.
4. Nutty-flavored, starchy root vegetable or tuber.
6. Traditional Spanish lunch.
7. Round, thin, flat bread of Mexico made from cornmeal or wheat flour.
8. Low-growing plant that typically has a rosette of leaves and a slender green flower spike.
9. A South American dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, typically garnished and served as an appetizer.
12. A flat round cornmeal cake popular in Central and South America.
15. A pepper whether hot or sweet.
17. The national dish of Brazil, consisting of black beans cooked with fresh and smoked meats and accompanied by traditional side dishes.