Mexico: Food, Drinks & More!!

Ingredients: About 1/2 of a Medium Watermelon Cold Water, enough to make 2 liters White Sugar, to taste Ice Cubes, optional Directions: Remove the rind and cube the watermelon. (To make things easier, you can use seedless watermelon and skip the straining step later.) Fill a blender with cubed watermelon and about a cup of [...]

Fresh fruit waters are very popular here in Mexico, especially when the temperature goes up. Try this agua de melon (cantaloupe water). It’s quick, easy, and wonderfully refreshing. Ingredients: 1 Cantaloupe Melon Cold Water, enough to make 2 quarts 1/4 Cup-1/2 Cup Sugar, or to taste Ice Cubes, optional Directions: Wash and dry cantaloupe, then [...]

Picture by Lorenia Flickr A traditional coffee that it´s a must drink to start the day´s activities. But we are not talking about regular coffee, this cafe de olla is unique because is sweetened with piloncillo and it has to be prepared in a clay bowl. Here the recipe: Ingredients: 4 Cups of water 4 [...]

Becky Luigart Stayner Jamaica flower iced tea is prepared from a flower called Jamaica (hibiscus sabdariffa) and its very popular here in Mexico. It is said that this flower arrived to Acapulco on the ships coming from India as part of the trade of products between the Nueva España and Asia. In Egypt, this flower [...]

Pulque is another traditional beverage (3-4 % alcohol) made from the juice of the maguey or agave plant. Is this beverage the same as tequila? No, tequila is fermented and destilled to make a strong alcohol, while pulque is a milky , slightly foamy and somewhat viscous beverage made by fermeting (not destilling) the fresh [...]

Champurrado (CC photo by digitalramble courtesy of Flickr) Ingredients: 2 Cups Masa (Nixtamalized maize dough) or Masa Harina (Mexican Corn Flour) 4 Quarts water* 3 Cinnamon Sticks 2 Large Piloncillo Cones (about 6 Ounces each) or 1 1/2 Cups Dark Brown Sugar + 2 Teaspoons Molasses 2 Large Tablets of Nestle “Abuelita” Chocolate (from the [...]

Champurrado (CC photo by burrodeoaxaca courtesy of Flickr) Atole is a hot beverage native to Mexico and Central America originating before the pre-Hispanic era. Traditionally, atole is made from nixtamalized maize dough, which is sold by the kilo and available in tortilla shops and markets throughout Mexico. The nixtamalization process involves soaking and cooking corn [...]