The scene around Jose Reyes, 60, as he sells pulque. Its quality, he says, comes down to the pulque that is delivered by his suppliers.

The restaurant Aquí es Texcoco (5850 S. Eastern Ave., Commerce) offers plain pulque and rotating curados — replicating a typical weekend big-lunch experience in the Mexican city of the same name.

The drink known as pulque dates back to pre-Hispanic times and was believed to be a “gift from gods.” The story of pulque, much like the history of ancient Mexico, is rooted in legend.

On a recent visit to Mexico City, I tried pulque at a hispter-ish pulqueria called La Nuclear. The scene at the bar was what I’ve come to think of as “mexcla Mexican teen rebel,” a cross ...

First published in the August, 1976 edition of High Times, Craig Pyes’ story investigates the mysteries of pulque, a Mexican alcoholic drink made by fermenting sap from the agave plant, maguey.

Pulque also has a penchant for making gringos like myself sick. In fact, whenever I mentioned the beverage during a recent trip to Mexico, I was usually met with the kind of tempting warning an ...

The milky beverage, with a low alcohol content, is served neat or with a taste of honey or fruit. Known as "octli" in the indigenous Nahuatl language, pulque has been a mainstay for workers who do ...