Pozole Mexico Independence Day, birthdays, Christmas and other holidays. Pozole was mentioned in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún. Since maize was a sacred plant for the Aztecs and other inhabitants of Mesoamerica, pozole was made to be consumed on special occasions. The conjunction of maize (usually whole hominy kernels) and meat in a single dish is of particular interest to scholars, because the ancient Americans believed the gods made humans out of "masa" (cornmeal dough). According to research by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History) and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
Thukpa Thukpa Thukpa is a Tibetan noodle soup, which originated in the eastern part of Tibet. "Amdo thukpa" (especially "thenthuk") is a famous variant among Tibetan people and himalayan people of Nepal. The dish became popular in various parts of Nepal, Bhutan, and the states of Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. It is also popular in the Ladakh region and the state of Himachal Pradesh. The food is widely available in these regions. The numerous varieties of "thukpa" in Tibetan tradition include: Thukpa has been described as a "generic Tibetan word for any soup or stew combined