Pulque is a milk-colored, somewhat viscous liquid that produces a light foam. It is made by fermenting the sap of certain types of maguey (agave) plants. In contrast, mezcal is made from the cooked heart of certain agave plants, and tequila is made all or mostly from the blue agave.

2023年4月27日 · Pulque can range from light and effervescent like a frizzante wine to thick and viscous like the texture of nopales or okra. There is sweet pulque and there is brighter, more acidic pulque.

2022年3月15日 · Have you ever heard of pulque? This lightly fermented Mexican beverage is made from the sap of the agave plant, famously known for its other (much more alcoholic) outputs, tequila and mezcal (via Serious Eats).

2020年12月11日 · Pulque, or as some would call it – the underappreciated cousin of tequila, is very thick and almost gooey with a milky and sweet yeasty flavor. But unlike tequila and mezcal, it has a very short shelf life, and the leftover batches are discarded at the end of the day, so drink up as much as you can!

2023年5月25日 · Pulque is a pre-Hispanic beverage with a consistency reminiscent of kombucha, if kombucha were made from okra. It’s about as alcoholic as beer, but it’s made from the lightly fermented sap of the agave—the same plant that’s used to make tequila and mezcal. The flavor, once you acquire a taste for it, is intriguingly zingy.

2022年8月18日 · Once considered the beverage of Aztec gods, this milky, acidic drink has quite an impressive resume as an intoxicant, sedative, medicine, and celebratory libation (via Agave Cocina). A derivative...

2016年3月5日 · Pulque is an alcoholic drink which was first drunk by the Maya, Aztecs, Huastecs and other cultures in ancient Mesoamerica. Similar to beer , it is made from the fermented juice or sap of the maguey plant ( Agave americana ).

2024年4月1日 · Pulque is one of the most representative beverages in Mexico. According to data from the Ministry of Culture, its popularity has been mainly in the central highlands. This means that Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Mexico State have an important tradition in producing this ancient beverage. The taste of pulque may vary depending on the flavoring.

Pulque, a milky-white fermented beverage, originates from the maguey (agave) plant’s sap, specifically extracted from the plant’s core before flowering. Unlike its more famous cousins, pulque maintains a lower alcohol content and a distinctly different production process.

Pulque is a traditional Mexican alcoholic beverage produced from the fermentation of the fresh sap known as aguamiel (mead) extracted from several species of Agave (maguey) plants that grow in the Central Mexico plateau.