Tag: Aztec

For over 3,500 years, chia seeds have been a staple food, primarily by the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations in Mesoamerica. These cultures prized the tiny seeds for their powerful nutritional properties, which provided sustained energy for warriors and messengers alike.

In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors in Mexico noted the Aztecs harvesting a blue-green slime from Lake Texcoco, which they dried into nutrient-rich cakes. This practice of consuming spirulina, an ancient cyanobacterium, is far from a modern trend, with a rich history rooted in specific cultural traditions and ecosystems.