THE 9 MOST OUTSTANDING TYPICAL HIDALGO DRINKS - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The typical drinks of Hidalgo are pulque, carnavalito, mead, tlahuelompa liqueurs, rompopes from Huasca de Ocampo, jobo, achocote, pulque punch and fruit wines.

They are very popular and traditional drinks. Some of these, such as pulque, come from the pre-Hispanic period and were very important economically for the Colony.

These drinks are part of the local gastronomic wealth of this Mexican state and are handcrafted with ingredients, fruits and plants typical of the region.

The 9 main typical drinks of Hidalgo

1- Pulque

This traditional drink from Hidalgo has an ancestral origin in the plains of Apan. For a long time it was the liquor of the lower classes of the population.

Its consumption was very popular and widespread during the colonial era, to the point that taxes were charged for its production and sale.

It is made by fermenting the heart of the maguey after a process called "scraping" because it must be scraped to extract its juice, which is fermented for 24 hours.

This process is carried out by a specialist called a tlachiquero. The most traditional flavors are guava, celery, pine nut and tomato, among others.

2- Mead

The mead is made with natural mead and ground chili or fruits of the region such as pitayas, tunas or garambullos are added.

The mead is extracted from the ripe maguey by piercing the bud of the plant with a knife.

Then, the tlachiquero introduces its acocote (a kind of elongated pumpkin) into the hole so that the liquid of the plant called mead flows.

3- Achocote

This traditional drink is very popular in this region and is made from corn and brown sugar.

With these ingredients an atole is prepared whose recipe is: 3/4 cup of corn, 1 liter of water and brown sugar to taste.

This cooking is poured into a glass container or clay jug, then covered and remains at room temperature for about 4 days. The drink is served cold because it is so refreshing.

4- Carnavalito

This drink is very popular mainly in the state of Hidalgo. It is made with tequila, orange juice and cinnamon.

5- Tlahuelompa Liquors

These liquors are made by hand in the town of Tlahuelompa.

They are based on cane brandy and fruit wine with guava, lemon, orange, apple and plants such as blackberry.

6- Rompopes from Huasca de Ocampo

These artisan spirits are not original to the state of Hidalgo, but were adopted by the population for their production and consumption.

Rompones were initially made through recipes learned in nunneries. There are a variety of flavors: coconut, almonds, walnut, and cajeta, among others.

7- Jobo

It is a liqueur made from sour plums from the jobo tree, fermented and placed in brown sugar water.

It is among the most popular and traditional in the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz.

8- Pulque punch

Mix of pulque, lemon water, cloves and nutmeg. Drink that is customary to drink in Puebla, Tlaxcala and Hidalgo.

9- Fruit wines

These traditional drinks from Hidalgo, Puebla and the state of Mexico are made with a variety of fruits from the region such as apple, plum capulín, peach, orange and acachul, a fruit native to Acaxochitlán.

References

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