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 * Ancient Incan Meals and Manners **


 * Rachel Csermak **


 * Reading and Language arts **


 * Keith Schoch **


 * June 7th **


 * Have you seen a good movie lately? Did you happen to enjoy some yummy popcorn? Do you know who invented that popcorn? No, it wasn’t Pop Secret, it was the Incas. This tasty snack was created because it could keep fresh longer and wouldn’t rot as quick. How about beef jerky? Incan people would marinate beef in curing solution and dried the meat out in the sun. Food supplies was not like what it is today. You couldn't just walk or drive to the market and buy your popcorn or beef jerky. The Incas had to actually harvest their corn and butcher their meat. They went through a huge process just to make simple popcorn or beef jerky.( [] ) **


 * But, popcorn and beef jerky weren’t the Inca’s only specialty. Since the 500’s B.C. Incas have been eating potatoes. On long adventures, they would pack dried potatoes. These potatoes weren’t s ****  weet, though. They had a purple skin, with yellow flesh. The word p  ****  otato in Quechua was, “papa”. Chũna, was a very special  ****  ancient Inca dish. They would freeze potatoes in ice cold water and wait until it evaporated when the weather increased. Many days later, it wo  ****  uld create dri  ****  ed  **[[image:http://peru-facts.co.uk/Images/inca%20potatoes%20large.jpg width="179" height="130"]]**  potato pulp. It may not sound tasty and flavorful, but it could be fresh for up to a year! ( [] )  **


 * But how did the Incas behave? Just like the Egyptians, Incas believed in afterlife and mummification. However, inca priests were the only ones who could communicate with the dead. Some people even died from disobeying the law. If they were lazy, lied, or stole, they would be sent to live in the “Sun’s warmth”. And trust me, that wasn’t a good thing!( [] ) **


 * Incas also had arranged marriages. Crazy,right? A inca man’s parents would talk to the parents of an inca woman about getting married. The once a year all the men that want to marry the lady will line up. The governor would choose who she will marry. After their wedding the couple would feast. And of course they had potatoes!( [|http://tinyurl.com/bvlg5ce] ) **


 * Every family would also make their own stew. They would bring their dish to the potluck ritual. This was quite a fun night. Dinners’ were shared and stories were told. The Incas had a Chicha ritual. This night was VERY sacred to them. ( [] ) **


 * Farmers stoo ****  d their ground on their well-watered valley. Incan kings set their land into wealthier and wealthier small states. The person who started the Dawn of the Inca Empire was Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui. He was the best rulers of the Inca period.( [] )  **


 * Glossary **


 * Incas: More **
 * Quechua: Ancient Inca language **
 * Chűna: Inca dish **
 * Chicha: Religious ritual **


 * Images URL’s **
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 * Pachacuti: [] **