In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the shameless, indecent or offensive finger. In the 1st century AD, Persius had superstitious female relatives concoct a charm with the infamous finger (digitus infamis) and purifying spit; while in the Satyricon, an old woman uses dust, spit and her middle finger to mark the forehead before casting a spell.
Confidence votes 8. Hispanics (like me) eat most of the foods that dumb Americans eat, like cheeseburger's, meat, vegetables, and stuff like that. We have one exception though.... when we're not eating out, we like to cook our culture's food.
Native Ingredients. Meat was scarce before the Spaniards arrived, so the Mexican natives used corn and beans as their main nutritional staple. Chiles and heavy spices were used to give their dishes flavor. Mexico's seaside communities relied on the plentiful array of seafood as a source of meat for their dishes.hiles. One of the first things that may come to mind when you think of Mexican food are chiles. There are many types of chiles used such as the spicy jalapeno, the flavorful ancho and the fiery serrano.