Nicuatole is a pre-Columbian gelatinous
dessert
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made from ground
maize
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and sugar, traditional in
Oaxaca
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It may be flavored with coconut, pineapple, milk, mango and other seasonal fruits.
It can be found for sale in the markets of Valles Centrales, typically cut in squares on banana or custard apple leaves or in small layers.
Nicuatole is commonly made with vanilla, almond, pineapple, chocolate, peach, tejate, shredded coconut or fragrant prickly pear, and sometimes the water is mixed or substituted with milk. Nicuatole is linked to the municipality of San Agustín Yatareni, with Doña Juana Agustín Martínez being the first person known to produce it, in the nineteenth century. The recipe, however, presumably has pre-Hispanic origins.
Since 2011, a Nicuatole Fair has been held in this municipality.
In Jalapa de Díaz, a nicuatole of corn, milk and sugar, without cinnamon, is prepared.
See also
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Atole
''Atole'' (, from Nahuatl '' ātōlli'' ), also known as ''atolli'' and ''atol de elote'', is a traditional hot corn- and masa-based beverage of Mexican origin. Chocolate ''atole'' is known as ''champurrado'' or ''atole''. It typically accomp ...
References
External links
Nicuatole recipe at oaxaca-travel.com.Photograph of nicuatole.
Mexican desserts
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