When I was a kid, we would cross the border into Juarez with my aunts and mother to go shopping at the Mercado, and one of the merchants had a display of pinole. It was sold in paper cones--sometimes piñata-type paper and sometimes newspaper. I liked it...didn't get it too often, though. Marge:)
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Irma GomezLucero wrote:
Pinole is great with a little milk--sort of a mush. Love it for
breakfast. Has anyone heard the following expression:
El que tiene mas saliva, come mas pinole.
Sorry didn't use accents even after the flood of emails on the subject. My
engineer and architect cousins from Mexico D.F. don't either in their
letters to me. When asked about this, they responded that they knew how to
pronounce the words without the accents, etc.,
-----Original Message-----
From: lrapido [mailto:1gnzlz@...]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:35 PM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ranchos] Pinole
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
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