Ximbo
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Ximbo (from nximbo meaning “the heart of the maguey”) is a traditional pit-barbecued pork dish from the Mexican states of Hidalgo and México. It originated in the Mezquital Valley, mainly in San Salvador and Actopan municipalities. Ximbo is an Otomi word. It is generally made from pork, beef, pork cueritos, fish, and chicken fried in chili sauce with nopalitos, cumin, oregano, and onions. It is then wrapped in small packages made of century plant leaf.[1]
Although pre-Hispanic techniques are used in its preparation, such as the earth oven; This particular dish began to be prepared in the late 1980s.[2] At first it was called pollo en penca, and in the mid-1990s it began to be called ximbó; According to tradition, named after the Otomi people of the region.[3][4]
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- ^ Francisco de la Torre: Arte popular mexicano, Editorial Trillas, 1994, ISBN 9682448743
- ^ Mota, Dinorath (26 June 2017). "Buscarán denominación de origen del platillo conocido como Ximbo". El Universal. Retrieved 22 august 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Alma, Leticia Sánchez (20 October 2020). "Ximbó: delicioso orgullo nativo de Actopan". El Sol de Hidalgo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Corazón de maguey: ximbó actopense". La Silla Rota. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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