Guacamole's history is as rich as it's flavor. While today you might enjoy this delectable
dip watching football on a big-screen TV, it was 14th-century Aztecs who first whipped up
a batch of creamy guacamole over 700 years ago.
Avocado's were a big part of the Aztec's diet and when the Spanish first encountered them in the
1500s, they were using the same basalt mortar and pestle we use today to mash and blend the
ingredients of that special green concoction.
It might be hard to believe guacamole ever went by another name, but when the ancient Aztecs
rolled into the party, they brought a bowl of ahuacamolli—which is a mash-up of the words
ahuacatl (avocado) and mulli (sauce). But, as is a conquistador's want, they substituted a similar-
sounding word for an unfamiliar one and returned home raving about the scrumptious "
guacamole" they had while in Mexico.
Green
goodness
