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mote con huesillo

Name: mote con huesillo
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 8-10 pieces dried peaches (huesillo); 1 cup husky wheat (mote); 1 cup sugar; 6 cups water; 2 sticks cinnamon sticks; 1 strip lemon peel

Mote con huesillo is a traditional Chilean summer drink and dessert made from husked wheat (mote) and dried peaches (huesillo) cooked in a sweet syrup. It is a refreshing, naturally sweet beverage that holds a nostalgic place in Chilean culture, often enjoyed during outdoor festivals and warm weather.

6 ingredients

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Indigenous70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

dried peaches (huesillo)
8-10 pieces
husky wheat (mote)
1 cup
sugar
1 cup
water
6 cups
cinnamon sticks
2 sticks
lemon peel
1 strip

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from indigenous Mapuche practices combined with Spanish colonial influences, mote con huesillo became popular as a street food and homemade refreshment in Chile during the 19th century.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous70%

ingredients+techniques

Spanish30%

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Techniques

boiling soaking simmering

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