Regional
Café de olla
Mexican spiced coffee brewed with piloncillo and cinnamon.
Where it came from
Mexico
Mexican Revolution era
Café de olla is associated with rural Mexican cooking and the Revolution era, brewed in a clay pot with piloncillo and cinnamon for soldiers and families.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Coffee
- 20 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Piloncillo
- to taste
- 01
Build
Simmer water with cinnamon and piloncillo, add coffee, steep briefly, then strain.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.