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Cafe Con Leche, Horchata, Cafe De Olla, Atole,
Champurrada, Hot Chocolate
There are a number of traditional Mexican hot beverages. Common ingredients include
coffee, milk, chocolate, Mexican brown sugar, nuts, canella (cinnamon) and even masa
harina. Each drink is described below.
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ibarra chocolate disks and a
molinillo
Mexican Beverages
Each beverage is described and
a link is provided to a recipe as well as a short history as available.
Mexican
Hot Chocolate - Mexican chocolate mixed with warmed milk then frothed with a
molinillo.
Cafe de Olla - An earthy mixture of Viennese-roast coffee,
cinnamon, anise seeds, and piloncillo (Mexican dark brown sugar).
Champurrado - A special hot chocolate thickened with masa
and flavored with piloncillo and aniseeds.
Atole - A warm almost porridge-like drink made thick with masa.
The chocolate version is Champurrado, other versions are flavored with fruits or nuts.
Cafe con Leche - Simply coffee, milk, cinnamon, and sugar
frequently served with breakfast.
Horchata - A refreshing cold drink made of rice, almonds,
cinnamon (canella), lime zest and sugar. This drink is rumored to be a cure for a
hangover and is frequently served at breakfast time. Even though the drink has a milky
appearance it is completely dairy-free.
More Recipes
From GourmetSleuth that include masa.
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Mexican Chocolate Lovers Gift box
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With Molinllo,
Ibarra Chocolate, Taza Chocolate, Churro maker and
Michael Turback's "Hot
Chocolate" cookbook packed in our "chocolate swirl" gift box
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mexican beverage kit
This Mexican Beverage Kit is available at GourmetSleuth.com.
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All Mexican Cooking Tools in our catalog. We sell
molcajetes, tortilla presses, lemon squeezers, metates, all the essential Mexican
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Credits and Resources
Mexican, Healthy
Ways with a Favorite Cuisine
Authentic
Mexican : Regional Cooking...by Rick and Deann Bayless
Ibarra Chocolate Company, Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexican Chocolate - Understand the history and
importance of chocolate in the Mexican culture.
Chocolate - Read more about the history, uses, and health
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