Agave americana
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Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifi
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On the Mediterranean island of Crete, Greece
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'Marginata', a variegated cultivar
Pulque
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Pulque, occasionally known as octli or agave wine, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the agave plant. It is traditional in central Mexico, where it has been produced for millenni
Agave americana
…as aguamiel ("lit. 'honey water') can be collected from the plant's hollowed heart. This liquid can be fermented to produce the alcoholic drink called pulque or octli used in pre-Columbian Mexico. In the tequila-producing regions of Mexico, agaves are known as mezcales. Mezcal refers to the high-alcohol…
Bottle of unflavored pulque with bamboo cap
Close up of a maguey plant
Depiction of the goddess Mayahuel
Codex Mendoza, an early 16th-century manuscript, showing Aztec elders and pulque in a vessel (lower center)