Gastronomic Recommendations

4 chocolate drinks you have to try

By Marco Beteta - 2021-09-22T14:45:05Z
The states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca are the largest cocoa producers in the country, as well as the origin of traditional drinks made with this fruit, such as the following. Champurrado This drink has pre-Hispanic origins and is made from atole, chocolate, water, and piloncillo. Pozol Originating from southern Chiapas and Tabasco, it is made from cooked nixtamalized corn dough and ground with cocoa. Atol de mujerOriginating from the south of the country, specifically from Tabasco, it includes boiled and ground corn with pepper and chocolate.TejateA Oaxacan drink made with toasted mamey pits, toasted and ground corn, fermented cocoa, a flower called florecita or rosita de cacao, and sugar. TIP: To give your drink an extra flavor, you can add a bit of orange peel or cloves.