
{"id":11875,"date":"2022-12-28T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T02:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11875"},"modified":"2024-07-28T08:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T13:45:28","slug":"la-tejatera-huayapam-aventuras-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11875","title":{"rendered":"La Tejatera  &#8211; Oaxaca Aventuras  # 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yo asist\u00eda a Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo, una escuela immers\u00edon en San Andr\u00e9s Huayapam, M\u00e9xico en el estado de Oaxaca. Yo aprend\u00ed mucho de la cultura, la gente, y el espa\u00f1ol. Cada d\u00eda tomamos una excursi\u00f3n y nos encontramos con una persona de la comunidad. Durante una excursi\u00f3n visitabamos con la tejatera, Se\u00f1ora Maria Isabel. Este es la primera de una serie de historias sobre que yo aprendi.<\/p>\n<p><em>I attended Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo a spanish immersion school in San Andr\u00e9s Huayapam, Mexico in the state of Oaxaca. I learned a lot about the culture, the people, and Spanish. Everyday we took a field trip and met with a person in the community. During one field trip we visited with la tejatera, Se\u00f1ora Maria Isabel. This is the first in a series of stories that I learned at Huayapam.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>La Tejatera<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_11878\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11878\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11878\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083-1024x848.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083-1024x848.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083-300x248.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083-768x636.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083-1536x1272.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0083.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El T\u00e9jate &#8211; La bebida de los dioses.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Qu\u00e9 es tejate? Tejate es una bebida de los Zapotecas que se origin\u00f3 en Huayapam. Los Zapotecas son una gente ind\u00edgena de Oaxaca. La cultura Zapoteca es m\u00e1s de dos mil quinientos a\u00f1os. Los Zapotecas eran granjeros, artistas, guerreros, y constructores de pir\u00e1mides.\u00a0 El tejate es conocido por curar problemas con el est\u00f3mago. Los ingredientes son ma\u00edz, cacao, la rosita de cacao, y la semilla de mamey. Durante la preparaci\u00f3n, todos los ingredientes se tostaron en un comal y despu\u00e9s se molieron en un molino. Todo el processo tarda, por los menos, cuatro horas.<\/p>\n<p>La cantidad de cada ingrediente es un secreto del pueblocito. As\u00ed que nadie, nunca escribi\u00f3 la receta. Es una parte de su patrimonio.<\/p>\n<p><em>What is tejate? Tejate is a drink of the Zapotecs that originated in Huayapam. The Zapotecs are an indiginous people from Oaxaca. The Zapotec culture is more than 2,500 years old. The Zapotecs were farmers, artists, warriors, and builders of pyramids. Tejate is known to cure problems with the stomach. The ingredients are corn, cacao, the florets of cacao, and the seed of mamey. During the preparation all the ingredients are toasted on a comal and then ground up at a mill. The entire process took at least four hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The amount of each ingredient is a secret of the small town. So, no one ever wrote down the recipe. It is part of their heritage.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11885\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mamey-Seed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11885\" class=\" wp-image-11885\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mamey-Seed-300x269.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mamey-Seed-300x269.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mamey-Seed-768x688.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mamey-Seed.png 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamey Sapote. La semilla es un ingrediente de tejate<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11888\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cumalCacao.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11888\" class=\" wp-image-11888\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cumalCacao.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cumalCacao.jpg 324w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cumalCacao-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los ingredientes son tostados en un comal.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Los ingredientes se mezclan a mano y es necesario que la tejatera es muy fuerte. El tejate necesita tener la cantidad exacta para el color y el sabor. Pero eso, depende de la preferencia de la tejatera. La Se\u00f1ora Maria Isabel mezcl\u00f3 el tejate con su mano y a\u00f1adi\u00f3 agua por medio hora. Durante este tiempo, ella tuvo que revisar si grumos en la tejate. El color de la t\u00e9jate cambia de caf\u00e9 a blanco y cuando hay muchas espuma encima del tejate, la bebida est\u00e1 lista para probar.<\/p>\n<p><em>The ingredients are mixed by hand and it is necessary that the tejatera is very strong. Tejate needs to have the exact amount of each ingredient for the color and taste. But this depends upon the preference of the tejatera. La Senora Maria Isabel mixed the ingredients by hand and added water for half an hour. During this time, she had to check for lumps in the tejate. The color of the tejate changes from brown to white and when there is lots of foam on top of the tejate, the drink is ready to taste.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11886\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tejate-copy_edited-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11886\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tejate-copy_edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tejate-copy_edited-1.jpg 479w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tejate-copy_edited-1-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Tejatera, Maria Isabel mezcla los ingredientes para mano<\/p><\/div>\n<p>La se\u00f1ora Maria Isabel de Huayapam, y ha sido una tejatera por veinte a\u00f1os. Su madre ha sido una tejatera por treinta cinco a\u00f1os. Han estado una familia de tejateras por muchas generaciones. Solo las hijas en la familia pueden ser tejateras. Hay un riesgo de perder la tradici\u00f3n porque hoy en d\u00eda las ni\u00f1as tienen muchas otra opci\u00f3nes.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando yo tom\u00e9 la tejate me sent\u00ed muy calma. Yo preguntaba si la bebida estaba sacrado por la Zapoteca. Maria Isabel me dij\u00f3, &#8221; La gente ind\u00edgena , le llamaba, &#8216;La bebida de los dioses&#8217; &#8220;.\u00a0 Me parece que, el tejate es una parte de sus vidas y de sus ADN.<\/p>\n<p><em>La se\u00f1ora Maria Isabel de Huayapam, and has been a tejatera for twenty years. Her mother has been a tejatera for thirty-five years. They have been a family of tejateras for many generations. Only the daughters in the family are able to be tejateras. There is a risk to lose the tradition because now days girls have many other options.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When I tasted the tejate, I felt very calm. I wondered if the drink was sacred to the Zapotecs. Maria Isabel told me, \u201cThe indigenous people called it the drink of the gods.\u201d I believe that tejate is a part of their lives and of their DNA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11892\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Interactivo_edited-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11892\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11892\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Interactivo_edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Interactivo_edited-1.jpg 576w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Interactivo_edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo los maestros: Karina, Erica y Luz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gracias mis maestros a Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo por ayudarme con este mensaje.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to my teachers at Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo for helping me with this posting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yo asist\u00eda a Espa\u00f1ol Interactivo, una escuela immers\u00edon en San Andr\u00e9s Huayapam, M\u00e9xico en el estado de Oaxaca. Yo aprend\u00ed mucho de la cultura, la gente, y el espa\u00f1ol. 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