The foods that are uniquely Mesoamerican include Maizemaize, beans, squash, maguey, chia, potato, sweet potato, sweet cassava, Chilechili, pineapple, avocado, papaya, Zapotec (a fruit), plums, and cotton. Growing up in Mexico I had most of these foods in different variations. For me MaizeIn my case, maize appears to be a large part of my diet as hominy in soups, tortillas, corn chips, and a few other foods made with corn flour or corn meal. But, hands down, the food that holds a special place in my heart areis beans, as. As a child I loved eating beans. There are simply lots of ways beans can be consumed, for example as refried beans, burritos or salads, 3 beanthree-bean chili, or as soup, baked beans, or even as a replacement for ground beef in burgers.