Nicuatole is a pre-Columbian gelatinous dessert made from ground maize and sugar, traditional in Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2][3] It may be flavored with coconut, pineapple, milk, mango and other seasonal fruits.[1]
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Mexico |
| Region or state | Oaxaca |
| Main ingredients | Ground maize, sugar |
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7] Since 2011, a Nicuatole Fair has been held in this municipality.[8] In Jalapa de Díaz, a nicuatole of corn, milk and sugar, without cinnamon, is prepared.[9]
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edit- ^ a b Giovanna Martínez (3 August 2017), "Nicuatole, postre prehispánico preparado por mujeres zapotecas de Oaxaca", Noticias - Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca (in Spanish), retrieved 13 November 2017
- ^ Abdiel Velasco Escudero (30 July 2017), "Vive la Feria del Nicuatole y el Maíz en Yatareni, Oaxaca", Noticias - Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca (in Spanish), retrieved 13 November 2017
- ^ Carol Deptolla (13 May 2016), "Regional Mexican dishes at Restaurante Juquilita", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, retrieved 13 November 2017
- ^ Sigala, Daf (2021-08-24). "Nicuatole, la 'gelatina' de maíz criollo que se come como postre". Gudó (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Invita STyDE a la 5ª Feria del Nicuatole y el Maíz en Yatareni". Libertad Oaxaca (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Sigala, Daf (2021-08-24). "Nicuatole, la 'gelatina' de maíz criollo que se come como postre". Gudó (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Nicuatole de San Agustín Yatareni". YouTube. Corporación Oaxaqueña de Radio y Televisión (4:53 min). 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Pérez Alfonso, Jorge A. (2014-08-24). "Promueve Toledo cultivo de granos nativos, en su lucha contra el uso de transgénicos". La Jornada. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Muñoz Zurita, R. "Calavera". Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana. Larousse Cocina. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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