Tejate: Theobroma cacao and T. Bicolor in a traditional beverage from Oaxaca, Mexico

Food and Foodways

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 107-118

  Soleri, Daniela ^a   Cleveland, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beverage; Cacao; Maize; Mexico; Oaxaca; Tejate; Theobroma; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449137989     PISSN: 07409710     EISSN: 15423484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07409710701260131     Document Type: Article

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