There’s also some medicinal info at the bottom so check that out too. Brief recap. What is tepache? Tepache (from nahuatl “tépiatl” or “tepiatzin” (1), related to maize variety “téplit” (2) is a Mexican prehispanic fermented beverage originally prepared with maize (Pérez-Armendáriz and Cardoso-Ugarte, 2020). The suffix “-tzin” in Nahuatl is used to show respect, fondness, or reverence. It can also be used to make … Continue reading Tepache. Part Two. The Recipe.
Octli (or pulque) from the maguey and tepache from pineapple are well known; but the knowledge of one drink, Sende (or sendechó/sende choo) is in danger of being lost. Only a few still know the traditional production methods of this drink. It is a labour intensive product and in this day and age of speed and convenience fewer still are prepared to learn the ancient methods of production. When made … Continue reading Sende : Sendecho
Tepache is a traditional drink of prehispanic origin and although it was once produced from the juice extracted from the cooked agave piñas it was soon made from the fruit we now call pineapples. It is believed that pineapples (Ananas comosus) originated in South America in the area around Brazil and Paraguay. The fruit was traded throught the Americas and it was cultivated by both Maya and Aztec … Continue reading Tepache
