#tascalate

..::A living ethnobotanical tribute to the memory of Valentina Pavlovna Wasson::..

¨ They gave us chocolate to drink, somewhat ceremonially, and suddenly I recalled the words of the early Spanish writer who had said that before the mushrooms were served, chocolate was drunk. I sensed what we were in for: at long last we were discovering that the ancient communion rite still survived and we were going to witness it. The mushrooms lay there in their box, regarded by everyone respectfully but without solemnity.¨ Gordon Wasson  

May the women, the Goddess & sacred femenine rise up again .

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Pretty food for today.

Mexican seasonal dish “Chile en Nogada” and “Tascalate” prehispanic beverage made with corn, cocoa beans, nibs, ground cinammon and achiote.

Las Pichanchas, San Cristobal de las Casa, Chiapas

A través de talleres, se busca acercar a la ciudadanía a diversas recetas tradicionales de la gastronomía chiapaneca. La comidera tradicional zoque, Rosario Anzá, compartió la preparación del tascalate, que junto con el pozol es una de las bebidas más emblemáticas del estado. El tascalate y el pozol tienen como base el maíz, que se dora junto con cacao y canela. El achiote es el ingrediente que…

Prepara un delicioso Tascalate con esta receta!

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1 kilo de tortillas de maíz.

2 cucharaditas de canela molida.

250 gramos de cacao tostado y pelado.

1 cucharada de azúcar mascabado.

1/4 de barra de achiote.

1 cucharada de piloncillo.

4 tazas de agua.

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