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Alcoholic drinks from Mexico

Charagua (Mexico)charagua

Charagua is a Mexican alcoholic drink listed by FAO as pulque syrup with chilli and toasted maize leaves, heated slowly and fermented. That one-line description is all the public sources give; no recipe, amounts, times or measurements were found.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Charagua itself.

Short entryAlcoholic drinks

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo recipe or amounts are published in the sources found.
Pulque syrup[fao138]
Chilli[fao138]
Toasted maize leaves[fao138]
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What changes: Pulque syrup, chilli and toasted maize leaves go into the pot

Step 1 of 3
Combine pulque syrup, chilli and toasted maize leaves
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

Output: charagua mix.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Charagua is a Mexican alcoholic drink listed by FAO as pulque syrup with chilli and toasted maize leaves, heated slowly and fermented. That one-line description is all the public sources give; no recipe, amounts, times or measurements were found.

What makes this one different

Charagua starts from pulque syrup, not fresh agave sap, and is spiced with chilli and toasted maize leaves.

Related ferments

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [fao138] Lorence-Quiñones A., Wacher-Rodarte C., Quintero-Ramírez R., ch. 4, Cereal fermentations in Latin American countries, Table 1, in Haard N.F. et al. (eds.) 1999, Fermented cereals: a global perspective, FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 138gov