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Native American influence Many of these cuisines come from many different Native American sources. Today is it common for Native American people to eat traditional foods. Cornbread is a food in the United States that is though to come from the Native American people. Native Americans in Mexico and Central America used corn and beans as their main crops. These crops were used to make dishes such as Pupusas, Tamales, Pozole, Chuchitos, Corn tortillas, Tacos etc. The Native Americans crops used in South America were potatoes, corn, and chuño. These can be found in Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Bolivian, and Paraguayan dishes including Arepas, Papa a la Huancaína, Humitas, Chipa Guasu, Locro, and many more. African influence Africans also brought cuisine traditions and cooking techniques. The Africans usually received the most undesirable cuts of meat. These meat cuts included shoulders and intestines. This is were the dish Menudo derived from. This was also a common practice in the southern United States, where slaves were given the pig’s intestines as their food source. European influence The Europeans brought their own cooking techniques but easily adapted native fruits and vegetable to produce their own food dishes. Europe is a very diverse continent and because of this, many of their own cuisines are already mixes of dishes from all over the world. Latin America was greatly influenced by Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Asian influence China and Japan were the main influences from Asia. They brought spices and styling of food. Along with these two countries, Armenia and Israeli food dishes have influenced Latin America due to a large immigration from these countries. Caribbean The idea of Caribbean cuisine includes a mixing of Amerindian, African, and European food dishes. Seafood is the most popular form of Caribbean cuisine because of the location of many Caribbean islands. Many of these Caribbean seafood dishes are served with rice either as a side or as part of the dish itself.