Abuelita is a brown tablet brand, or a mixed powder in an individual package, made by Nestlà ©  © and used to make Mexican-style hot chocolate, also known as chocolate para mesa (English: "table chocolate"). It was originally created and commercialized in Mexico since 1939, by FÃÆ'¡brica de Chocolates La Azteca. His name is a Spanish word for "grandmother" (translated literally as "little grandmother" or "grandmother"). Since 1973, Mexican actress Sara GarcÃÆ'a has been an image for the brand before it was acquired by a Swiss company in the 1990s.
Chocolate usually comes in hexagonal tablets that can be broken into slices, and then melts into milk. Drinks can also be mixed with spirits such as KahlÃÆ'ºa. Product ingredients (in percentage): sugar, processed chocolate with alkali, soy lecithin, vegetable oil (palm oil, shea and/or peanuts), artificial cinnamon flavor, PGPR (emulsifier). Abuelita has been a Mexican product for over 60 years, and can be identified with its unique flavors and packaging. Other "Mexican chocolate" tablet brands are Ibarra and Moctezuma.
One of the suggested methods for preparing Abuelita is to bring a pot of milk (or water) to a boil, and add a chocolate tablet and stir constantly with whisk or molinillo (wooden spoon that shakes like a Meso America original whisk ) until it is melted and frothy or soft. These drinks are served cold or cold for preparation of mixing with alcoholic beverages.
Chocolate Abuelita is often prepared for special occasions, such as Las Posadas, (Christmas season) and El DÃÆ'a de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a day where people remember their families and friends whose souls have gone to the afterlife.
Video Abuelita
See also
- List of chocolate drinks
Maps Abuelita
References
External links
Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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