Chicha Andina

Name: Chicha Andina
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Venezuelan
Ingredients: 2 cups corn, ground; 1/2 cup panela (unrefined cane sugar); 6 cups water; 1 cinnamon stick

Chicha Andina/CHEE-chah an-DEE-nah/

About this dish

A fermented corn drink from Venezuela's Andean region, tangy and lightly alcoholic.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups corn, ground

🍬1/2 cup panela (unrefined cane sugar)

🫙6 cups water

🌰1 cinnamon stick

Method

Serves 2

Simmer ground corn with water and cinnamon until soft.

Add panela and continue simmering.

Let the mixture cool to room temperature.

Allow to ferment lightly for a day in a warm place.

Strain and serve chilled.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chicha andina is a traditional fermented corn drink from Venezuela's Andes, distinct from the sweet rice-based chicha found elsewhere.

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