Tesgüino
Sign in to saveTesgüino is an artisanal corn beer produced by several Uto-Aztecan peoples. The Tarahumara people regard the beer as sacred, and it forms a significant part of their society. Anthropologist John Kennedy reports that "the average Tarahumaras spends at least 100 days per year directly concerned with tesgüino and much of this time under its influence or aftereffects."
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Tesgüino is an artisanal corn beer produced by several Uto-Aztecan peoples. The Tarahumara people regard the beer as sacred, and it forms a significant part of their society. Anthropologist John Kennedy reports that "the average Tarahumaras spends at least 100 days per year directly concerned with tesgüino and much of this time under its influence or aftereffects."
==Etymology== Tesgüino comes from the Nahuatl tescuini which means "heartbeat".
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