The chorote is a thousand-year-old cocoa-based drink originally from Tabasco, which came to be worth much more than gold in pre-Hispanic times. Learn about the history of the chorote and the perfect recipe to prepare yours at home, in the pure Tabasco style.
Mexico is an extremely magical and special country because each of its states has its own cultural identity, as well as customs and traditions that make them unique and different from each other.
In Tabasco, chorote is a traditional drink and probably one of the first concoctions that the oldest culture in the country, the Olmecs, prepared with cocoa, one of the most special gastronomic gifts that Mexico has given to the world.
However, this ancestral drink is not something that is prepared every day, since its consumption and preparation are part of an ancient tradition, in which cocoa had an important role as a spiritual drink.
Learn what the chorote is, its history and a recipe for you to prepare at home but remember, only during the most important Mexican holidays and traditions!
The origin of the chorote
The oldest civilization in Mexicothe Olmecs, were the first humans to taste and make their cocoa-based drinks, one of the gifts of the earth that was considered more valuable than gold by indigenous peoples; who, in addition to barter, used this fruit as currency.
In Tabasco, this divine gift is very present in its gastronomy and in ancient preparations such as Chorote, an ancient cocoa drink that forms an important part of the customs and traditions that are celebrated in their place of origin.
The history of chocolate in Mexico!
What is the chorote?
Chorote is a traditional drink made from ground cocoa and fermented nixtamal dough. that is left to rest on a long clay container called apaste, for a whole morning. It is usually served cold with ice or fresh.
Although the prepared from the chorote It is simple, this drink is mainly made for special occasions such as religious festivals, prayers, Day of the DeadChristmas and other relevant celebrations for Mexico.
This delicious drink is accompanied, depending on the occasion, with tamales, pan de muerto or the traditional dish of the celebration in turn. Although it is a drink identified as sweet, traditionally, the chorote does not contain sugarbecause it is consumed while you eat some typical Tabasco sweetAs the papaya candy or the coconut candy.
In Tabasco, especially in Comalcalco, the chorote is one of the most common drinks together with the pozol, since it is one of the richest Mexican regions in cocoa and it is said that the chorote prepared here is the richest in the entire region.
Recipe to prepare chorote at home
- 1 and a half liters of water
- 100 grams of roasted and ground cocoa
- 200 grams of corn dough
- 200 grams of sugar
- The water is boiled. When it is at its boiling point, add the cocoa with the sugar (optional) without stopping stirring. Afterwards, it is removed from the heat and passed through a strainer to deposit it in a gourd with ice.
Now yes. Enjoy a traditional-style chorote and celebrate!
