The Stirring Spoon

Atolli (Corn Drink)

BeveragesMexica/Aztec, 16th centurySahagun, Florentine Codex, Books 10 and 11Crown Hospitality SpreadCurrent project — cooking pending

Original

Named beverage — fine corn flour in water, flavored with chili, honey, or fruit. Multiple named variants in Book 10. Anderson & Dibble; Coe (1994). Non-alcoholic.

My Redaction

Mix masa harina with water to a thin drinkable consistency, flavor with chile, honey, or fruit. Warm or room temperature. The ancestor of modern atole. Non-alcoholic.