Pdf the artisanal production of pulque, a traditional beverage of. Similar to beer, it is made from the fermented juice or sap of the maguey plant agave americana. No es comun encontrar pulque en bares o en restaurantes en mexico. It is traditional to central mexico, where it has been produced for millennia. Pulque is a milkcolored, somewhat viscous liquid that produces a light foam. In contrast, mezcal is made from the cooked heart of certain agave plants, and tequila, a variety of mezcal, is made all or mostly from the blue agave. The maguey plant, important not just for pulque but also as a source of fibres for weaving, had its own personified deity a goddess known as 11 serpent by the postclassic mixtecs. Bebidas alcoholicas no destiladas, in biotecnologia alimentaria, eds. In the aztec language nahuatl it was known as octli and to the maya it was chih. Pulque production from fermented agave sap as a dietary supplement in prehispanic mesoamerica. Pulque is a traditional mexican alcoholic beverage produced from the. Embora seja tida popularmente como uma cerveja, o principal carboidrato da bebida e uma forma complexa da frutose, e nao o amido. It has the color of milk, somewhat viscous consistency and a sour yeastlike taste the drinks history extends far back into the mesoamerican period, when it was considered.
Pdf pulque is a traditional fermented alcoholic, acidic, viscous drink of the mexican central highlands. Pulque, a bebida sagrada dos deuses mexicanos 360meridianos. Pulque, a traditional mexican alcoholic fermented beverage ncbi. Pulque or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey agave. Physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of pulque. Pdf origen del pulque cultura y delicias prehispanicas.
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