Atole de Pinole

[Alicia Carrillo <alliecar@...>]

John,

 

Have you had atole de Pinole? If you haven''t you must try it, esta muy sabroso! You can make atole de pinole with milk or water or milk and water. Many people add sugar and cinnamon. It''s a thickened sweet drink usually served with tamales in the wintertime, especially at Christmas. Pinole comes in a dry powdered form and it takes moisture and heat to dissolve it. When you taste it dry because of it''s fine powdery consistency it can get caught in the back of your throat thereby inducing coughing fits.

Have you heard the dicho or saying, El que tiene mas saliva, traga mas pinole? When two people engage in a verbal sparring match the one who comes out ahead is said to have more saliva therefore able to eat more pinole.

 

Thanks John, it had been a while since I'd thought of pinole.

Alicia

lrapido <1gnzlz@...> wrote:

> Talking about food...
> I wonder how many of our members have heard of "Pinole" ? Pinole is 
> a high energy food made from dry roasted corn ground-up and mixed 
> with brown sugar (Piloncillo, o panocha) and cinnamon and sometimes 
> either lemon or orange peel for flavoring. The Tarahumara indians of 
> Chihuahua use it as a staple food. Tarahumaras are basically 
> vegetarians, with meat accounting for about less than 10% of their 
> diet. They eat Pinole it or drink it ( can be mixed with water 
> or ? ) before they run the ultra marathons.  Pinole is a very 
> convinient high energy food because in its powder form can keep  
> for months. It is carried in a pouch during long trips and is 
> used to sometimes replace whole meals. The Tarahumaras are 
> universally known as runners. Tarahumaras have run the 100 mile 
> marathon from Nevada to
>  California.  They think nothing of running 
> 50 miles or more to go visit friends or relatives in a distant 
> village.  When was the last time you did that!
> They hunt by running animals until the animal gets tired and gives 
> up. That includes deer, rabbits and whatever animal they choose to 
> chase.
> Pinole is very sweet and very tasty. Try it, next time you go to 
> Mexico, or better yet, make your own! In Mexico it is sold at just 
> about any grocery store, kids love it, just make sure you plan a 
> high energy activity for them. If you are runner or into high energy 
> sports, you should give it a try. 
>
> John Gonzalez