why do you call guacamole if it's from an avacodo?
2006-08-12 17:18:50 · 5 answers · asked by shyle 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
the origin of the name "guacamole" lies in the Aztec word ahuacatl, which the Spanish conquistadors transliterated as aguacate, and in the Mexican word mole, which means sauce. The dish itself is best traced back to the Aztec ahuaca-hulli, or avocado sauce. While countless Central American cultures show evidence of having used the avocado for culinary purposes before its widespread cultivation, only the Aztecs have a specific recipe for something which approximates guacamole.
2006-08-12 17:24:38 · answer #1 · answered by duck_michelle 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mole is any kind of thick sauce or paste from south and central america. Guaca is a word for parrot. The explination I got from my friend was that the Parrots are green and guacamole is named more after the color of the parrot than it being made from the parrot.
2006-08-13 00:32:32 · answer #2 · answered by DARTHCARL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guacamole is a Spanish term.. in Spanish an avocado is called an aguacate...the first part in the word gua-camole is like the "gua" in aguacate. mole(r) means to mix or grind together.
if you know anything about guacamole, you'd know that you put onion cilantro, tomato, lemon juice, and sometimes jalapeno...so you're grinding (or mixing) all these ingredients together
2006-08-13 00:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by one_sera_phim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word actually translates from Mexican Spanish as Avocado Oil, which has been turned into avocado sauce.
2006-08-13 00:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by Sue F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Why do they call raisins "raisins" when all they are is dried grapes?
2006-08-13 00:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Mojo Rising 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋