Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of posole.
Wiktionary
- n. US A traditional pre-Columbian soup made from hominy, pork and seasonings
Etymologies
- From Spanish pozole, from Classical Nahuatl pozolli ("stew of maize kernels"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Another typical Oaxacan dish, pozole, is similarly served with accompaniments on the side, in this case including small dishes of chopped dried oregano and chili powder.”
A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition
“The amount of stock used will depend on how thick a pozole is desired; more may be added with the hominy later on.”
“On the other side of the country, on the Veracruz coast, pozole is frequently made with the local seafood and fish.”
“All of this probably explains why pozole is such a popular fiesta food, especially in western Mexico, where each state has several different local variations of the dish - red or white in Jalisco, green in Colima and Guerrero, white in Nayarit.”
“Although more commonly made with pork, pozole is also good with chicken.”
“When the pork in the pozole is tender, add the chicken meat and broth.”
“In Jalisco, red pozole is more common than either white or green, and any red pozole, even if found in other regions, is usually called jalisciense or tapatío, meaning Jalisco style.”
“One of the things I find interesting about pozole is the same thing I find interesting about minestrone-it's different everywhere you go but is such a symbol of shared identity.”
“Most pozole is made with hominy-like corn kernels that have been dried then soaked, but this one is made with fresh corn, called elote, thus giving rise to the name elopozole.”
Fresh corn pozole from southern Puebla: Elopozole de Tierra Caliente
“Preparing dried corn for pozole is not difficult, and follows the same basic process as preparing corn for masa - tortilla dough, although for the latter the corn is soaked much longer.”
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