The pinolillo, is one of the traditional drinks par excellence of Nicaragua. Its main ingredient, white and roasted corn, its second characteristic ingredient is cocoa, which in its time in Nicaragua was one of the currencies.
Origin
This soft drink has a somewhat thick and sandy texture with an incredible smell, your palate lights up when you feel such a smell and you can imagine the taste. In addition this drink is served and drink traditionally in shells of «jícaras», which are obtained from the tree of jícaro, which after being obtained, are embellished by craftsmen, so that its decoration goes with pinturezcas Nicaraguan forms. A true art in just one drink.
The pinolillo can be consumed in different ways. There are those who drink it only with water and there are those who enjoy it more with a little milk, liquefied with ice and a little sugar.
And if you’ve been looking for how to make pinolillo de maíz, you’re in the right place because from here you’ll learn how to make this recipe.
Ingredientes
- 2 pounds roasted white corn
- 40 grams of chiapa pepper
- 30 cloves
- Cinnamon in slits
- Milk or water
- Sugar
How to prepare Pinolillo?
- In a comalito, we put toast the white corn. Move it without being required.
- In a casserole, toast the cocoa. This is roasted faster so you must always keep an eye on it so that it does not burn.
- Once both elements are toasted, let it rest for about 20 minutes.
- Then we put to peel the cocoa, to do it we only must exert pressure in the seeds, so that they fall the shell.
- Now in a corduroy put our corn and proceed to add: chiapa pepper, cloves, cinnamon to taste and our cocoa toasted and peeled.
- Once we make this integration we proceed to stir and send to grind it fine.
- Once ground will be powdered and proceed to serve with water or milk and a little ice.
Important things you should know about Pinolillo
- The consumption of this fresco is one of the main symbols of the nica, so much so that we call ourselves as «pure pinoleros» and say it loudly broken.
- In the songs of the folklore dances, it is popular to refer to the pinol in songs such as «Somos hijos del Maíz», its interpreter is Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy a legendary singer-songwriter from Nicaragua who has created many popular songs. There are also references in songs by Carlos Mejía Godoy, such as «Soy nicaraguense, güeguense».
- It is common that in sayings and sayings the pinolillo is used as a reference, such as «El que siembra su maíz, que se com se su pinol» (He who sows his corn, let him eat his pinol).
- One of the main phrases that makes us swell our chest with pride is «Soy puro Pinolero: ¡Nicaragüense por gracia de Dios», a phrase by Tino Lípez Guerra, a phrase that is said daily by nicas who wake up to drink their pinolillo and start their new day at full speed.
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