Movie Canela

Part 1 Read through these Cultural notes BEFORE you watch the movie.

1. Feliz cumpleaños (Happy Birthday): In Mexico Families and neighbors get together to celebrate

birthdays. Popular birthday activities include breaking pinatas and sharing birthday cake.

2. Mole: A spicy chocolate sauce that is served with meat (often Chicken). Mole poblano contains

about 20 ingredients, including chili peppers and (unsweetebed0 chocolate. Many people

consider mole poblano to be national dish of Mexico.

3. Molcajete: A stone tool, used like a mortar and pestle, to grind foods. They are used to grind

spices,corn for making tortillas and for making salsas and guacamole.

4. Chiles: There are over 150 different types of chiles (chili peppers) in Mexico. Although each cook

hastheir own recipe, the three most common types of chiles that are found in mole poblano are:

ancho,pasilla, and mulato. It can be very difficult to find the right dried chiles here in the US .

5. Mercado de aire libre: While we Americans are used to buying our foods at grocery store, most

Mexicans do their shopping at open air markets. Some markets have only produce and other

ingredients, while at other markets you can find clothing, jewelry, accessories, art or crafted

items.

6. Aguas frescas (fresh water) A typical non-alcholic drink that is popular with Mexicans of all ages.

Water (sometimes with ice) and sugar combined with fruits, grains, or flowers to create a

refreshing light drink. Popular are watermelon, tamarindo, lime, cucumber and horchata.
Match the following terms with their definition:

_______Breaking Piñata A . Spicy Chocolate sause

______ Chiles B. refreshing drink

______ Agua Fresca C. The place to buy ingredients

______Mole D. A typical birthday tradition

______Molcajete E. Hot Peppers

______ open- air Markets F. A stone tool

Answer the following questions while you watch the movie.

1. What does Maria ask for her birthday present?

2. Which important person plans a trip to the restaurant?

3. Who does Maria Cook for?

4. What does she receive as a gift?

5. How Does Maria get Neto in trouble?

6. Dona Tere doesn’t like the new menu because there is ?

7. Maria buys ingredients from Beto? What are they for?

8. What does Beatriz tell Dona Tere and Rosi to do?

9. What does Rosi dowhen she sees Maria Talking to the food critic?

10. What does Rosi do when she sees other eating Dona Tere’s mole

11. What does Rosi ask Gordi to do?

12. What happens when Dona Tere and Maria leave the restaurant?

13. Which Mole does Jocelyn choose as the best?

14. Who does Maria meet at the hospital?

15. What happens at the end of the movie?